Hooge Aard

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as opte aert in 1456. Derived from hoog (“high, upper”) and Middle Dutch aert (“tilled land, farmland”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Lage Aard.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɦoː.ɣə ˈaːrt/
  • Hyphenation: Hoo‧ge Aard
  • Rhymes: -aːrt

Proper noun

Hooge Aard n

  1. A hamlet in Gilze en Rijen, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

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