Biesheuvel

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested as BIESHEUVEL of Biesseheuvel in 1840. Compound of bies (rush, Scirpus sp.) and heuvel (hill).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbisˌɦøː.vəl/
  • Hyphenation: Bies‧heu‧vel

Proper noun[edit]

Biesheuvel n

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

References[edit]

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