Middelrode

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • Mirrói (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as middelrode in 1252. Compound of middel (“middle, mid-”) and rode (“land cleared of trees”). The settlement was named for its position between two other settlements, the names and locations of which have been lost.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪ.dəlˌroː.də/
  • Hyphenation: Mid‧del‧ro‧de

Proper noun

Middelrode n

  1. A village in Sint-Michielsgestel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

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