Vilheide
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as VILHEIDE (DE) in 1851. Etymology uncertain. Potentially a compound of villen (“butcher, slaughter”) or a dialectal variant of vaal (“pale, washed-out”) and heide (“heath, heathland”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editVilheide n
- A neighbourhood of Land van Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN