Hijken

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as civibus de hyken in 1370. Etymology unknown. Not derived from a personal name or from a term cognate to Middle Dutch hie (“settlement, hamlet”).

See also Dutch Low Saxon Hieken.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɛi̯.kə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Hij‧ken
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯kən

Proper noun

Hijken n

  1. a village in Midden-Drenthe, Drenthe, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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