Heijen
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Heie (dialect spelling)
Etymology
First attested as in heiden in 1271. Derived from heide (“heath, heathland”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦɛi̯.ə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Heij‧en
- Homophone: heien
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯ən
Proper noun
Heijen n
- A village in Gennep, Limburg, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Heijenaar
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN