Meanings
bergen1
plural bergens
- UKgovernmentA large rucksack.
Their bergens were already stuffed almost to bursting point, as were their belt kits, with rations, water, radios and spare batteries, ammunition, personal equipment, sleeping bags, waterproofs, medical packs, survival kits, and much more.
2012, Peter Ratcliffe, Eye of the Storm
Bergen2
- A Catholic diocese named after the above see.
- A city and hamlet in North Dakota.
- A surname from Norwegian.
“Let Them All Talk” is as breezy as an ocean cruise (pre-Covid), and mostly a welcome excuse to enjoy its three septuagenarian leads – Meryl Streep, Candice Bergen and Dianne Wiest – as they banter their way across the Atlantic.
2020 December 10, Brian Lowry, “‘Let Them All Talk’ takes a breezy boat trip with Meryl Streep and company”, in CNN
Bergen3
- A municipality and village in Limburg province, Netherlands.
- A municipality and town in North Holland province, Netherlands.
- A town and village therein, in Genesee County, New York, United States.
- A town in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Vernon County, Wisconsin.
- historicalA part of New Netherland, the name survives in Bergen County.
- A surname from Dutch.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
bergen · noun
Shortened from Bergen rucksack, possibly named after their creator, Norwegian Ole F. Bergan, combined with the name of the Norwegian city of Bergen.
Full word history & related roots →Bergen · proper noun
- Old NorseBjǫrgvin“meadow between the mountains”
- EnglishBergen
Borrowed from Norwegian Bergen, from Old Norse Bjǫrgvin (“meadow between the mountains”).
More words from Old Norse
Full word history & related roots →Bergen · proper noun
- Middle Dutchbergen
- DutchBergen
- EnglishBergen
Borrowed from Dutch Bergen, from Middle Dutch bergen.
More words from Dutch, Middle Dutch
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian Бе́рген
- Бе́рген (Bérgen)city in Norway
Dutch Bergen
- Bergencity in Norway
Esperanto Bergeno
- Bergenocity in Norway
French Bergen, Bergue
- Bergencity in Norway
- Berguecity in Norway
German Bergen
- Bergencity in Norway
Greek Μπέργκεν
- Μπέργκεν (Bérgken)city in Norway
Icelandic Björgvin
- Björgvincity in Norway
Irish an Bheirbhe
- an Bheirbhecity in Norway
Japanese ベルゲン
- ベルゲン (berugen)city in Norway
Norwegian Bokmål Bergen, Bjørgvin bispedømme
- Bergencity in Norway
- Bjørgvin bispedømmeCatholic diocese
- Bergena city and hamlet in North Dakota
- Bergena town and village in New York, USA
- Bergenan unincorporated community in Rock County, Wisconsin, USA
- Bergena town in Marathon County, Wisconsin, USA
- Bergena town in Vernon County, Wisconsin, USA
- Bergena town in New Netherland
Russian Бе́рген
- Бе́рген (Bérgen)city in Norway
Scottish Gaelic a' Bheirbhe
- a' Bheirbhecity in Norway
Spanish Bergeno
- Bergenocity in Norway
Thai บาร์เกิน
- บาร์เกิน (bār̒e kin)city in Norway
Turkish Bergen
- Bergencity in Norway
Cite this entry
bergen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bergen
“bergen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bergen. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bergen,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bergen.
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