Hoogerheide

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Ugraaie (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as die hoeghe heide in 1319. Compound of hoog (“high, upper”) and heide (“heath, heathland”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Nederheide.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɦoː.ɣərˈɦɛi̯.də/
• Hyphenation: Hoo‧ger‧hei‧de
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯də

Proper noun

Hoogerheide n

1. A village and former municipality of Woensdrecht, North Brabant, Netherlands

   Synonym: Wjeeldrecht (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

• Hoogerheidenaar
• Hoogerheides

References

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