Achterste Heikant

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Achterste Heikant in 1894. Derived from achterst (“rearmost”) and a compound of hei (“heath, heathland”) and kant (“side, edge”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Voorste Heikant.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɑx.tər.stə ˈɦɛi̯.kɑnt/
Hyphenation: Ach‧ter‧ste Hei‧kant

Proper noun edit

Achterste Heikant n

A hamlet in Reusel-De Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

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