De Heen

Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

Djeen (dialect form)

Etymology edit

First attested as de dijckagie van de Hennen in 1573-1576. Derived from heen (“sea clubrush, Bolboschoenus maritimus”). Originally the name of a grassland.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /də ˈɦeːn/
Hyphenation: De Heen
Rhymes: -eːn

Proper noun edit

De Heen n

A village in Steenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
Synonym: Strienedurpke (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms edit

Heense Molen

References edit

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