Heusden

Dutch

Alternative forms

• (city) Héúsde (dialect spelling)
• (village) Heuze (dialect form)

Etymology

• (Heusden) First attested as husedinne in 1286. The toponym has been interpreted as Proto-Germanic *husid-inja- (“place of refuge, secure location”), in turn derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“to hide, to occlude”) and related to Gothic 𐌷𐌿𐌶𐌳 (huzd, “treasure, hoard”), Old English hord (“hoard, treasure”) and Old Saxon hord (“hidden courtyard, treasure”). Alternative interpretations include Proto-Celtic *Kusidiniom (“settlement of Kusidinios”) and Proto-Germanic *hus-idh-umnjô- (“place of houses”). Compare Huizinge, Huisduinen and Opheusden.
• (Asten) First attested as Heusden in 1794. Etymology unknown. It is impossible to determine whether the toponym is related to that of the city of Heusden due to a paucity of old attestations.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦøːz.də(n)/

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• Hyphenation: Heus‧den
• Rhymes: -øːzdən

Proper noun

Heusden n

1. Heusden (a city and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands).

   Meronyms: De Hoeven, Doeveren, Drunen, Elshout, Fellenoord, Giersbergen, Haarsteeg, Hedikhuizen, Heesbeen, Herpt, Kuiksche Heide, Luttelherpt, Nieuwkuijk, Oudheusden, Vlijmen, Voordijk, Wolfshoek

2. A village in Asten, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

   Synonym: Peelvrujtersland (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

• Heusdenaar
• Heusdens
• Oudheusden

References

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