Heijendaal

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Attested as Heyendaal in 1773-1794. Compound of heide (“heath, heathland”) and a stretched form of dal (“valley, vale”). Originally the name of an estate.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛi̯.ə(n)ˌdaːl/
Hyphenation: Heij‧en‧daal

Proper noun edit

Heijendaal n

A neighborhood of Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands.

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “heijendaal”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN