Heijningen
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Eininge (dialect form)
Etymology
First attested as die heyninge in 1467. Derived from Middle Dutch heyninge (“enclosure, fence”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦɛi̯.nɪ.ŋə(n)/
- Hyphenation: Heij‧nin‧gen
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯nɪŋən
Proper noun
Heijningen n
- A village in Moerdijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- Synonym: 't Kleigat (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms
- Heijninger
- Heijningens
- Fijnaart en Heijningen
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN