Hooge Mierde

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Hooge Miêrd (dialect form)

Etymology

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

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

Proper noun

Hooge Mierde n

1. A village in Reusel-De Mierden, North Brabant, Netherlands

   Synonym: Haoiboerenrijk (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

• Hooge en Lage Mierde

References

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