Hoogebiezen

Dutch

Etymology

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

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

Proper noun

Hoogebiezen n

1. A hamlet in Meierijstad, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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