Hierden

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as heyrde in 1331. Likely derived from harde (“solid, hard soil”). Compare Heerde, 't Harde and Harderwijk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦiːr.də(n)/
• Hyphenation: Hier‧den
• Rhymes: -iːrdən

Proper noun

Hierden n

1. A village in Harderwijk, Gelderland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Hierdenaar
• Hierdens

References

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