Hoogebiezen

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as aan den Biesen in 1684-1713. Compound of hoog (“high, upper”) and the plural form of bies (“rush, Scirpus sp.”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Lagebiezen.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌɦoː.ɣəˈbi.zə(n)/
Hyphenation: Hoo‧ge‧bie‧zen
Rhymes: -izən

Proper noun edit

Hoogebiezen n

A hamlet in Meierijstad, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

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