Middelrode
Dutch
editAlternative forms
edit- Mirrói (dialect form)
Etymology
editFirst attested as middelrode in 1252. Compound of middel (“middle, mid-”) and rode (“land cleared of trees”). The settlement was named for its position between two other settlements, the names and locations of which have been lost.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editMiddelrode n
- A village in Sint-Michielsgestel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN