Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as heesboom in 1369. Compound of hees (brushwood) and boom (tree, barrier).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦeːs.boːm/
  • Hyphenation: Hees‧boom

Proper noun edit

Heesboom n

  1. A hamlet in Baarle-Nassau, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

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