Middelrode

Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

Mirrói (dialect form)

Etymology edit

First 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 edit

IPA^(key): /ˈmɪ.dəlˌroː.də/
Hyphenation: Mid‧del‧ro‧de

Proper noun edit

Middelrode 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