Mathijseind

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as aen mattyseyndt in 1433. Compound of Mathijs (a personal name) and eind (“edge, end”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Geneneind and Nuijeneind.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɑˈtɛi̯sˌɛi̯nt/
  • Hyphenation: Ma‧thijs‧eind

Proper noun

Mathijseind n

  1. a hamlet in Gemert-Bakel, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.