Heide

See also: heide

Dutch

Alternative forms

• De Haej (near Venray, dialect spelling)

Etymology

• (Venray) First attested as de Heijde in 1838-1857. Derived from heide (“heath, heathland”).
• (Friesland) First attested as De Heyde in 1718. Calque of West Frisian De Heide, derived from heide (“heath, heathland”).
• (Heumen) Derived from heide (“heath, heathland”).
• (Montferland) First attested as Diemsche Heyde in 1729. Derived from heide (“heath, heathland”).
• (Echt-Susteren) First attested as Heijde in 1838-1857. Derived from heide (“heath, heathland”).
• (Leudal, Heythuysen) First attested as Heide in 1899. Derived from heide (“heath, heathland”). See also Limburgish Hei, De Heihoezer.
• (Leudal, Roggel) First attested as Heide in 1835. Derived from heide (“heath, heathland”).
• (Roermond) First attested as Heijer huysen in the second half of the 17th century. Derived from heide (“heath, heathland”). See also Limburgish De Hei.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛi̯.də/

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• Hyphenation: Hei‧de
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯də
• Homophone: heide

Proper noun

Heide n

1. a village in Venray, Limburg, Netherlands
2. a hamlet in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands

   Synonym: De Heide (Frisian, unofficial)

3. a hamlet in Heumen, Gelderland, Netherlands
4. a hamlet in Montferland, Gelderland, Netherlands
5. a hamlet in Echt-Susteren, Limburg, Netherlands
6. a hamlet in Leudal, Limburg, Netherlands
7. a hamlet in Leudal, Limburg, Netherlands
8. a hamlet in Roermond, Limburg, Netherlands

References

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