Milheeze

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Milles (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as milleis in 1332. Compound of an uncertain first element (potentially Middle Dutch mil (“dust, sand”); see Old English myl (“sand”)) and Middle Dutch hese (see Old Dutch *hēsi (“brushwood”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɪlˈɦeː.zə/
• Hyphenation: Mil‧hee‧ze
• Rhymes: -eːzə

Proper noun

Milheeze n

1. A village in Gemert-Bakel, North Brabant, Netherlands

   Synonym: Veenmollenrijk (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

• Milheezenaar
• Milhees
• Bakel en Milheeze

References

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