Voorste Heikant

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Voorste Heikant in 1894. Derived from voorste (“forwardmost”) and a compound of hei (“heath, heathland”) and kant (“side, edge”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Achterste Heikant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvoːr.stə ˈɦɛi̯.kɑnt/
  • Hyphenation: Voor‧ste Hei‧kant

Proper noun

Voorste Heikant n

  1. a hamlet in Reusel-De Mierden, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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