Nijenheim

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Nijenheim in 1899. Compound of nij (“new”) and a variant of heem (“home”). Named after a mansion.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Nij‧en‧heim

Proper noun

Nijenheim n

  1. a neighbourhood of Zeist, Utrecht, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “nijenheim”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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