Hooge Aard
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as opte aert in 1456. Derived from hoog (“high, upper”) and Middle Dutch aert (“tilled land, farmland”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Lage Aard.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦoː.ɣə ˈaːrt/
- Hyphenation: Hoo‧ge Aard
- Rhymes: -aːrt
Proper noun
Hooge Aard n
- A hamlet in Gilze en Rijen, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN