Gellershagen

German

Etymology

Attested since 1233 as Geltardeshagen, then 1325 as Ghelderdeshaghe and Heldereshage. A univerbation of the strongly inflected personal name Geltard and weakly inflected Hag (“fence, enclosure of bushes or walls”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɡɛlɐsˌhäːɡən], [ɡɛlɐsˌhäːɡŋ]

Proper noun

Gellershagen n (proper noun, genitive Gellershagens or (optionally with an article) Gellershagen)

  1. A neighbourhood and former municipality of Schildesche district, Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

References
  • Meineke, Birgit (2013) Die Ortsnamen der Stadt Bielefeld (Westfälisches Ortsnamenbuch; 5)‎, Bielefeld: Verlag für Regionalgeschichte, →ISBN, pages 101–102, 239–240
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