Heeg
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch and North German Heeg.
Proper noun
Heeg (plural Heegs)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Heeg is the 38050th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 583 individuals. Heeg is most common among White (97.6%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Heeg”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 151.
Dutch
Etymology
First attested with certainty as hagakerke in 1245. Borrowed from West Frisian Heech, derived in turn from a compound of Proto-Germanic *hagan (“bush, hedge”) and kerk (“church”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɦeːx/
- Hyphenation: Heeg
- Rhymes: -eːx
Proper noun
Heeg n
- A village and former municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN