Herike

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as hedereke in 1188. Etymology uncertain. Potential etymologies include a derivation from Old Dutch Hadurik (“a personal name”), a derivation from a collectivised form of hederik (“charlock, Sinapis arvensis”) and a compound derivation from heide (“heath, heathland”) and Middle Dutch reke (“boundary”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɦeː.rɪ.kə/
Hyphenation: He‧ri‧ke

Proper noun edit

Herike n

A hamlet in Hof van Twente, Overijssel, Netherlands.

References edit

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