Huij

Dutch

Etymology

Potentially attested as Groote Heug and Klyne Heug in 1803-1820, attested with certainty as den Huy in 1838-1857. Etymology unknown. Potentially related to dialectal hui (“whey”), the dialectal expression hui drinken (“to do poorly, to fare ill”) (here as a reference to soil quality), or hui (“owl”). Compare Huijbergen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦœy̯/

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• Hyphenation: Huij
• Rhymes: -œy̯
• Homophone: hui

Proper noun

Huij n

1. a hamlet in Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands