Milheeze

Dutch

Alternative forms

Milles (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as milleis in 1332. Compound of an uncertain first element (potentially Middle Dutch mil (“dust, sand”)) and hees (“brushwood”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɪlˈɦeː.zə/
Hyphenation: Mil‧hee‧ze
Rhymes: -eːzə

Proper noun

Milheeze n

A village in Gemert-Bakel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
Synonym: Veenmollenrijk (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

Milheezenaar
Milhees
Bakel en Milheeze

References

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

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