Heistraat

Dutch

Etymology

• (Noord-Brabant) First attested as in die Heystraat in 1504. Compound of heide (“heath, heathland”) and straat (“street, way”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Laagstraat.
• (Limburg) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛi̯.straːt/
• Hyphenation: Hei‧straat

Proper noun

Heistraat n

1. A hamlet in Oosterhout, North Brabant, Netherlands
2. A neighbourhood of Landgraaf, Limburg, Netherlands

References

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