Hierden

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as heyrde in 1331. Likely derived from harde (“solid, hard soil”). Compare Heerde, 't Harde and Harderwijk.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɦiːr.də(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Hier‧den
  • Rhymes: -iːrdən

Proper noun

Hierden n

  1. A village in Harderwijk, Gelderland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Hierdenaar
  • Hierdens

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.