De Hees

Dutch

Etymology

• (Horst aan de Maas) Attested as de Hees in 1803-1820. Derived from hees (“bushes, brushwood”).
• (Noord-Brabant) First attested as hezia in 784-785. Derived from hees (“bushes, brushwood”).
• (Heerlen) Derived from hees (“bushes, brushwood”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /də ˈɦeːs/
• Hyphenation: De Hees
• Rhymes: -eːs

Proper noun

De Hees n

1. A hamlet in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands.
2. A hamlet in Eersel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
3. A neighbourhood of Heerlen, Limburg, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Heesberg
• Heeserveld

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “de hees”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN