Overheek

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Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Heek-en-Overheek in 1851. Compound of over (“on the other side of”) and the toponym Heek.

See also Limburgish De Uëverhieëk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌoː.vərˈɦeːk/
  • Hyphenation: Over‧heek
  • Rhymes: -eːk

Proper noun

Overheek n

  1. A hamlet in Voerendaal, Limburg, Netherlands

References

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