Munnikenheide

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Dutch

Etymology

First attested as op Munnikenheyde in 1697. Compound of a variant of monnik (monk) and heide (heath, heathland). Named for the first developers of the land near the hamlet, the monks of the Ter Does abbey.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌmʏ.nɪ.kənˈɦɛi̯.də/
  • Hyphenation: Mun‧ni‧ken‧hei‧de
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯də

Proper noun

Munnikenheide n

  1. A hamlet in Rucphen, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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