Vrieheide

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of a dialectal form of dialectal vrede (“fence, fenced-in area”) and heide (used here in the rare sense "thinned-out forest serving as pasture").

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Vrieheide n

1. A neighbourhood of Heerlen, Limburg, Netherlands

References

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