Milheeze
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- Milles (dialect form)
Etymology edit
First attested as milleis in 1332. Compound of an uncertain first element (potentially Middle Dutch mil (“dust, sand”)) and hees (“brushwood”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Milheeze n
- A village in Gemert-Bakel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Veenmollenrijk (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN