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