Vilheide

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as VILHEIDE (DE) in 1851. Etymology uncertain. Potentially a compound of villen (“butcher, slaughter”) or a dialectal variant of vaal (“pale, washed-out”) and heide (“heath, heathland”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɪlˈɦɛi̯.də/
• Hyphenation: Vil‧hei‧de
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯də

Proper noun

Vilheide n

1. A neighbourhood of Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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