Heenvliet

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as heenvlite in 1254. Compound of Middle Dutch heen (“sea clubrush, Bolboschoenus maritimus”) and vliet (“watercourse”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɦeːn.vlit/
  • Hyphenation: Heen‧vliet

Proper noun

Heenvliet n

  1. A city and former municipality of Nissewaard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Heenvlieter
  • Heenvliets

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