Hooge Aard

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as opte aert in 1456. Derived from hoog (“high, upper”) and Middle Dutch aert (“tilled land, farmland”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Lage Aard.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɦoː.ɣə ˈaːrt/
Hyphenation: Hoo‧ge Aard
Rhymes: -aːrt

Proper noun edit

Hooge Aard n

A hamlet in Gilze en Rijen, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

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