Heijningen

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Eininge (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as die heyninge in 1467. Derived from Middle Dutch heyninge (“enclosure, fence”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɛi̯.nɪ.ŋə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Heij‧nin‧gen
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯nɪŋən

Proper noun

Heijningen n

  1. a village in Moerdijk, North Brabant, Netherlands
    Synonym: 't Kleigat (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

References

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