Voorste Heikant

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Voorste Heikant in 1894. Derived from voorste (“forwardmost”) and a compound of hei (“heath, heathland”) and kant (“side, edge”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Achterste Heikant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvoːr.stə ˈɦɛi̯.kɑnt/
• Hyphenation: Voor‧ste Hei‧kant

Proper noun

Voorste Heikant n

1. A hamlet in Reusel-De Mierden, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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