Munnikenheide

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as op Munnikenheyde in 1697. Compound of a variant of monnik (“monk”) and heide (“heath, heathland”). Named for the first developers of the land near the hamlet, the monks of the Ter Does abbey.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmʏ.nɪ.kənˈɦɛi̯.də/
• Hyphenation: Mun‧ni‧ken‧hei‧de
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯də

Proper noun

Munnikenheide n

1. A hamlet in Rucphen, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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