Heihoek

Dutch

Etymology

• (Land van Cuijk) First attested as Heihoek in 1865. Compound of hei (“heath, heathland”) and hoek (“isolated place”).
• (Oss) First attested as in de heihoek [sic] in 1802. Compound of hei (“heath, heathland”) and hoek (“isolated place”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛi̯.ɦuk/
• Hyphenation: Hei‧hoek

Proper noun

Heihoek n

1. A hamlet in Land van Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
2. A neighbourhood of Oss, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

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