The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bergh \Bergh\, n. [AS. beorg.] A hill. [Obs.]
Wiktionary
Etymology 1 vb. (context transitive obsolete English) To give shelter; protect; preserve; deliver; save. Etymology 2
n. (context obsolete English) protection; shelter. Etymology 3
n. (context UK dialectal English) A hill.
Wikipedia
Bergh is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland. The municipality included the villages of 's-Heerenberg, Zeddam, and Stokkum.
In 2005, it merged with Didam to form the new municipality of Montferland.
Bergh is a surname of Scandinavian origin. Notable people with the surname include:
- Carl Martin Bergh (1849–1906), Norwegian-American immigrant associated with the settlement of Norge, Virginia
- Eva Bergh (1926–2013), Norwegian actress
- Gunnar Bergh (1909–1986) Swedish athlete
- Haagen Ludvig Bergh (1809–1852), Norwegian politician
- Henry Bergh (1811–1888), American businessman who founded the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
- Ilja Bergh, Danish pianist and composer
- Karl Bergh (1883–1954) Swedish track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Larry Bergh, American former professional basketball player
- Odd Bergh, Norwegian athlete who specialized in the triple jump and long jump
- Richard Bergh (1858–1919), Swedish painter
- Rikard Bergh Swedish former professional tennis player
- Rudolph Bergh (1824–1909), Danish physician and malacologist
- Rudolph Sophus Bergh (1859–1924), Danish composer
- Sverre Bergh (1920–2006), Norwegian spy in Nazi Germany during World War II
- Trond Bergh, Norwegian economic historian
Bergh, de Bergh, van den Bergh, or variant, may refer to:
- Bergh (surname)
- Van Den Bergh (surname)
- Van den Bergh catalogue, the VdB catalogue of reflection nebulae
- Gillis Gillisz. de Bergh, 17th century Dutch painter
- List of counts van Bergh
- Van Bergh countdom
- Bergh, former municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland.
- Bergh Apton, village in England
- Bergh–Stoutenburgh House, in Hyde Park, New York, USA
- 6512 de Bergh (1987 SR1), the de Bergh asteroid or Bergh asteroid
Usage examples of "bergh".
Dien kwam binnen om te vragen, of er belet was voor meneer De Woude Van Bergh.
It is an interesting fact that the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, founded by Henry Bergh, the first organization of its kind in America, joined in the demand for further investigation.