Hoogerheide

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • Ugraaie (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as die hoeghe heide in 1319. Compound of hoog (“high, upper”) and heide (“heath, heathland”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Nederheide.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌɦoː.ɣərˈɦɛi̯.də/
  • Hyphenation: Hoo‧ger‧hei‧de
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯də

Proper noun

Hoogerheide n

  1. A village and former municipality of Woensdrecht, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
    Synonym: Wjeeldrecht (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms
  • Hoogerheidenaar
  • Hoogerheides

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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