Middelrode

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Mirrói (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as middelrode in 1252. Compound of middel (“middle, mid-”) and rode (“land cleared of trees”). The settlement was named for its position between two other settlements, the names and locations of which have been lost.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪ.dəlˌroː.də/
• Hyphenation: Mid‧del‧ro‧de

Proper noun

Middelrode n

1. A village in Sint-Michielsgestel, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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