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