Munnikenheide
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as op Munnikenheyde in 1697. Compound of a variant of monnik (“monk”) and heide (“heath, heathland”). Named for the first developers of the land near the hamlet, the monks of the Ter Does abbey.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editMunnikenheide n
- A hamlet in Rucphen, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN