Munnikenheide
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as op Munnikenheyde in 1697. Compound of a variant of monnik (“monk”) and heide (“heath, heathland”). Named for the first developers of the land near the hamlet, the monks of the Ter Does abbey.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌmʏ.nɪ.kənˈɦɛi̯.də/
- Hyphenation: Mun‧ni‧ken‧hei‧de
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯də
Proper noun
Munnikenheide n
- A hamlet in Rucphen, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN