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)/

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• Hyphenation: Heij‧en
• Homophone: heien
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯ən

Proper noun

Heijen n

1. A village in Gennep, Limburg, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Heijenaar

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN