Hooge Mierde

Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

Hooge Miêrd (dialect form)

Etymology edit

First attested as myrtha around 1200. Derived from hoog (“high, upper”) and Old Dutch *mier (“swamp”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix *-iþi. The element hoog was added to distinguish the settlement from Lage Mierde. Compare Melle and Mierlo.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɦoː.ɣə ˈmiːr.də/
Hyphenation: Hoo‧ge Mier‧de
Rhymes: -iːrdə

Proper noun edit

Hooge Mierde n

A village in Reusel-De Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
Synonym: Haoiboerenrijk (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms edit

Hooge en Lage Mierde

References edit

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