Hien

Dutch

Etymology

Potentially attested as hehun in the second half of the 9th century, attested with certainty as apud hian towards the end of the 11th century. Etymology unknown. A proposed derivation from Proto-Indo-European *(a)kew (“glittering, bending outward”) is farfetched.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦin/
• Hyphenation: Hien
• Rhymes: -in

Proper noun

Hien n

1. A hamlet in Neder-Betuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands.

References

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