De Heen
Dutch
editAlternative forms
edit- Djeen (dialect form)
Etymology
editFirst attested as de dijckagie van de Hennen in 1573-1576. Derived from heen (“sea clubrush, Bolboschoenus maritimus”). Originally the name of a grassland.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
edit- A village in Steenbergen, North Brabant, Netherlands
- Synonym: Strienedurpke (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN