Bleijerheide

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as blye and blyde in 1475. Compound of the toponym Blijde (of uncertain origin) and heide (“heath, heathland”).

See also Central Franconian Blieërhei.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌblɛi̯.ərˈɦɛi̯.də/
• Hyphenation: Bleij‧er‧hei‧de
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯də

Proper noun

Bleijerheide n

1. A neighbourhood of Kerkrade, Limburg, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “bleijerheide”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN