Overheek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Heek-en-Overheek in 1851. Compound of over (“on the other side of”) and the toponym Heek.

See also Limburgish De Uëverhieëk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌoː.vərˈɦeːk/
• Hyphenation: Over‧heek
• Rhymes: -eːk

Proper noun

Overheek n

1. A hamlet in Voerendaal, Limburg, Netherlands

References

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