Heijendaal
Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Heyendaal in 1773-1794. Compound of heide (“heath, heathland”) and a stretched form of dal (“valley, vale”). Originally the name of an estate.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦɛi̯.ə(n)ˌdaːl/
- Hyphenation: Heij‧en‧daal
Proper noun
Heijendaal n
- A neighborhood of Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “heijendaal”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN