Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Heek-en-Overheek in 1851. Compound of over (on the other side of) and the toponym Heek.

See also Limburgish De Uëverhieëk.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌoː.vərˈɦeːk/
  • Hyphenation: Over‧heek
  • Rhymes: -eːk

Proper noun edit

Overheek n

  1. A hamlet in Voerendaal, Limburg, Netherlands.

References edit

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN