Heille

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as heile in 1188. Potentially a compound of Old Dutch hegi (“fence”) and lo (“light forest”).

See also Zealandic Eile, 'Eile.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛi̯.lə/
• Hyphenation: Heil‧le
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯lə

Proper noun

Heille n

1. A hamlet and former municipality of Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References

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