Heesakker

Dutch

Etymology

• (Belgium) Compound of hees (“brushwood”) and akker (“farmland”).
• (Oisterwijk) First attested as heesacker in 1419. Compound of hees (“brushwood”) and akker (“farmland”).
• (Cranendonck) First attested as hesackre in 1307. Compound of hees (“brushwood”) and akker (“farmland”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦeːs.ɑ.kər/
• Hyphenation: Hees‧ak‧ker

Proper noun

Heesakker n

1. A hamlet in Pelt, Belgium.
2. A hamlet in Oisterwijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
3. A neighbourhood of Cranendonck, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

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