Nederheide

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as De Neerheyde in 1787. Compound of neder (“lower”) and heide (“heath, heathland”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Hoogerheide.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌneː.dərˈɦɛi̯.də/
  • Hyphenation: Ne‧der‧hei‧de
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯də

Proper noun

Nederheide n

  1. A hamlet in Rucphen, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

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