Hoogebiezen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as aan den Biesen in 1684-1713. Compound of hoog (“high, upper”) and the plural form of bies (“rush, Scirpus sp.”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Lagebiezen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌɦoː.ɣəˈbi.zə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Hoo‧ge‧bie‧zen
  • Rhymes: -izən

Proper noun

Hoogebiezen n

  1. A hamlet in Meierijstad, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

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