Hoogebiezen
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First attested as aan den Biesen in 1684-1713. Compound of hoog (“high, upper”) and the plural form of bies (“rush, Scirpus sp.”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Lagebiezen.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Hoogebiezen n
- A hamlet in Meierijstad, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References[edit]
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN