Gijzenrooi

Dutch

Etymology

• (Geldrop-Mierlo) First attested as ghisenrode in 1303. Compound of Old Dutch Gîso (a personal name) and rode (“land cleared of trees”).
• (Eindhoven) Named after the hamlet in Geldrop-Mierlo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣɛi̯.zə(n)ˌroːi̯/
• Hyphenation: Gij‧zen‧rooi

Proper noun

Gijzenrooi n

1. A hamlet in Geldrop-Mierlo, North Brabant, Netherlands
2. A neighbourhood of Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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