Hoogerheide

Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

Ugraaie (dialect form)

Etymology edit

First attested as die hoeghe heide in 1319. Compound of hoog (“high, upper”) and heide (“heath, heathland”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Nederheide.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌɦoː.ɣərˈɦɛi̯.də/
Hyphenation: Hoo‧ger‧hei‧de
Rhymes: -ɛi̯də

Proper noun edit

Hoogerheide n

A village and former municipality of Woensdrecht, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
Synonym: Wjeeldrecht (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms edit

References edit

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