Hooge Mierde

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Hooge Miêrd (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as myrtha around 1200. Derived from hoog (“high, upper”) and Old Dutch *mier (“swamp”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix *-iþi. The element hoog was added to distinguish the settlement from Lage Mierde. Compare Melle and Mierlo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦoː.ɣə ˈmiːr.də/
  • Hyphenation: Hoo‧ge Mier‧de
  • Rhymes: -iːrdə

Proper noun

Hooge Mierde n

  1. a village in Reusel-De Mierden, North Brabant, Netherlands
    Synonym: Haoiboerenrijk (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

References

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