Kranenmortel

First attested as cranenmortel in 1406. Compound of kraan (“crane bird”) and mortel (“low-lying muddy place”).


Molenhof

First attested as molenhof in 1419. Compound of molen (“mill”) and hof (“farmstead, homestead”).

A hamlet in Deurne, North Brabant, Netherlands


Groote Bottel

First attested as bothele in 1246. Derived from groot (“big, great”) and a compound of unclear derivation, perhaps composed of Middle Dutch bottel (“dogwood, Cornus sp.”) and lo (“light forest”). The element groot was added to distinguish the settlement from Kleine Bottel. Compare Budel.

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Heimolen

* (Bergen op Zoom) First attested as Heimolen in 1865. Compound of heide (“heath, heathland”) and molen (“mill”).
* (Deurne) First attested as Heymolen in 1787. Compound of heide (“heath, heathland”) and molen (“mill”).

A hamlet in Bergen op Zoom, North Brabant, Netherlands


Heieind

* (Bladel) Compound of hei (“heath, heathland”) and eind (“edge, end”).
* (Deurne) First attested as heyeynde in 1450. Compound of hei (“heath, heathland”) and eind (“edge, end”).
* (Someren) Compound of hei (“heath, heathland”) and eind (“edge, end”).

A hamlet in Bladel, North Brabant, Netherlands

A hamlet in Someren, North Brabant, Netherlands


Leensel

First attested as lentsel in 1326. Compound of Proto-Germanic *hliþa- (“slope, incline”), Leen (a personal name) or linde (“linden, Tilia sp.”) and Old Dutch sele (“hall home”).


Merlenberg

First attested as Mellenberg in 1788. Compound of dialectal merle (“common blackbird, Turdus merula”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).


Kerkeind

* (Deurne) First attested as kerckeynde in 1450. Compound of kerk (“church”) and eind (“edge, end”).
* (Oisterwijk) Compound of kerk (“church”) and eind (“edge, end”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Het Eind and Holleneind.
* (Sint-Michielsgestel) Compound of kerk (“church”) and eind (“edge, end”).
* (Breda) First attested as Aent Kerckeynt in 1515. Compound of kerk (“church”) and eind (“edge, end”).

A hamlet in Oisterwijk, North Brabant, Netherlands

A hamlet in Sint-Michielsgestel, North Brabant, Netherlands

A neighbourhood of Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands


Vreekwijk

First attested as vrecwich in 1271. Compound of Medieval Latin frecus (“uncultivated land at the edge of a settlement”) or a term derived from it and wijk (“village, settlement”).


Belgeren

First attested as berghelen in 1312-1350. Derived from the dative plural of a diminutive form of Old Dutch berg (“hill, elevated place”). Compare Bergelen and Birgel.


Koolhof

Likely derived from dialectal koolhof (“vegetable garden”).

A neighbourhood of Deurne, North Brabant, Netherlands


Vloeieind

* (Deurne) First attested as vloeynde in 1429. Compound of dialectal vloei (“pasture next to a watercourse which floods regularly”) and eind (“edge, end”). Compare Vleut and Vloet.
* (Reusel-De Mierden)

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A hamlet in Reusel-De Mierden, North Brabant, Netherlands


Voort

* (Bergeijk) Potentially attested as de Voort na Westerhoven in 1722, attested with certainty as Voort in 1973. Derived from voorde (“ford, crossing”).
* (Deurne) First attested as die voert in 1450. Derived from voorde (“ford, crossing”).

A hamlet in Bergeijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Walsberg

First attested as wasberge in 1380. Potentially a compound of a term cognate to Old Dutch wasn (“sharp”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”). Compare Wassenaar.


Deurne en Liessel

A former municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


Zeilberg

First attested as zeylberch in 1384. Likely a compound of Medieval Latin sedile (“settlement, farm, farmstead”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”). Formerly an independent village. Compare Zeelberg.


Voorste Beersdonk

First attested as Voorste Beersdonk in 1838-1857. Compound of voorst (“forwardmost”) and the toponym Beersdonk.


Pannenschop

First attested as op de Pannenschop in 1899. Derived from dialectal pannenschop (“tile factory”).


Bussel

First attested as bussele in 1306. Derived from Middle Dutch bussele (“bundle, bushel”).

A hamlet in Asten, North Brabant, Netherlands


Behelp

First attested as In de Behelp in 1680. Derived from behulp (“help, aid”).


Laarbroek

First attested as Laarbroek in 1865. Compound of laar (“intensively cultivated forest”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”).


Ommel

First attested as Oemell in 1518. Etymology unknown. Potentially a compound of Old Dutch Ommo (a personal name) and lo (“light forest”).

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A village in Asten, North Brabant, Netherlands


Rinkveld

First attested as Rinkvelt in 1740. Likely a compound of Middle Dutch rinc (“ring, circle”) and veld (“field”).


Voordeldonk

First attested as Voordeldonk in 1740. Compound of dialectal voordel (“end of a plot of farmland”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”).


Achterbos

* (Noord-Brabant)
* (Utrecht) First attested as Den afterbos in 1575. Compound of achter (“back, rear”) and bos (“rising forest”).

A hamlet in De Ronde Venen, Utrecht, Netherlands


Vosselen

First attested as vosselen in 1460. Derived from the plural form of dialectal vossel (“foxhole”).


De Berken

First attested as Berken in 1913. Derived from the plural form of berk (“birch, Betula sp.”).


Voorste Diesdonk

First attested as Voorste Diesdonk in 1838-1857. Derived from voorste (“forwardmost”) and a compound toponym composed of an unclear first element (perhaps related to dialectal dies (“fog, mist”)) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”). The element voorste was added to distinguish the settlement from Achterste Diesdonk.


Someren-Heide

First attested as De Heide in 1838-1857. Compound of the toponym Someren and heide (“heath, heathland”).

A village in Someren, North Brabant, Netherlands


Someren-Eind

First attested as het Eind in 1838-1857. Compound of the toponym Someren and eind (“edge, end”).


Achterste Diesdonk

First attested as opt diesdonck in 1440. Derived from achterste (“rearmost”) and a compound toponym composed of an unclear first element (perhaps related to dialectal dies (“fog, mist”)) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”). The element achterste was added to distinguish the settlement from Voorste Diesdonk.


Lierop

First attested as lirdob and lindor in 1155. Etymology unknown. The toponym has been hypothesised to be a compound of either linde (“linden, Tilia sp.”) or Proto-Germanic *hlitha (“slope, incline”) and dorp (“village”), but these hypotheses do not match with the oldest attestations of the toponym. Compare Lerop.

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A village and former municipality of Someren, North Brabant, Netherlands


Schooteind

First attested as scoetackerseynde in 1434. Compound of either schoot (“piece of land that juts upward”) or schot (“enclosed space, fenced-in land”) and eind (“edge, end”).


Berkeindje

First attested as Berken in 1838-1857. Compound of berk (“birch, Betula sp.”) and a diminutive form of eind (“edge, end”).


Achterbroek

* (Noord-Brabant) First attested as achterbroek in 1395. Compound of Middle Dutch achter (“back, rear”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”).
* (Zuid-Holland) First attested as den afterbroec in 1370. Compound of Middle Dutch achter (“back, rear”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”).

A hamlet in Krimpenerwaard, South Holland, Netherlands


Eindje

First attested as Endebaar in 1838-1857. Derived from a diminutive form of eind (“edge, end”).


Gebergte

First attested as De Gebergten in 1838-1857. Derived from a collectivised form of berg (“hill, elevated place”).


Boomen

First attested as bomen in 1327. Derived from the dative plural form of boom (“tree”).


De Hutten

First attested as de Hutten in 1838-1857. Derived from the plural form of hut (“hut, shack”).


Otterdijk

First attested as otterdyc in 1340. Compound of otter (“otter, Lutra lutra”) and dijk (“levee”).


Groote Hoeven

First attested as de Hoeven in 1838-1857. Derived from groot (“big, great”) and the plural form of hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size”).


Hersel

First attested as de hersele in 1262. Compound of Old Dutch her (“army, host”) and sele (“hall house”). Compare 't Herselt.


Waterdael

A neighbourhood of Someren, North Brabant, Netherlands


Oeijenbraak

First attested as doedenbraken in 1380. Compound of Middle Dutch ode (“uncultivated, waste”) and braak (“intensively ploughed land, heath converted to farmland”). Compare Genooi and Ubroek.


Vlas

First attested as de Vlas in 1838-1857. Derived from dialectal vlaas (“pool in a forest or heath”).


Sluis 13

First attested as Sluis N. XIII in 1838-1857. Derived from sluis (“lock, sluice”). Named after a lock in the Zuid-Willemsvaart canal.


Moorsel

First attested as morsele in 1244. Potentially a compound of moer (“peat bog”) and Old Dutch sele (“hall house”). An alternative hypothesis proposes a derivation from mortel (“low-lying muddy place”). Compare Moerslag.


Vaarsche Hoef

First attested as Vaarse Hoef in 1794. Derived from the toponym Vaarsel and hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size”).


Gastel

First attested as gastele in 1307. Derived from the common toponymic element gastel (“inn, guesthouse”).

A village and former municipality of Cranendonck, North Brabant, Netherlands


Maarheeze

First attested as marresia in 1223. Compound of an unclear first component (potentially an ancient hydronym) and hees (“brushwood”). Compare De Meern.
See also Limburgish Mâres.


Keunenhoek

First attested as Keunenhoek in 1838-1857. Compound of Keunen (a surname) and hoek (“isolated place”).

A hamlet in Cranendonck, North Brabant, Netherlands


Schoordijk

First attested as Schorik in 1794. Compound of schoor, which has been variously interpreted as "shore", "small bridge" or "ploughland" and dijk (“levee”).


Kijkakkers

A neighbourhood of Cranendonck, North Brabant, Netherlands


Hugten

First attested as hugeten in 1172. Derived from either Old Dutch hogete (“underbrush, wasteland”) or Middle Dutch hocht (“underbrush, wasteland”).


Budel-Schoot

First attested as scoet in 1307. Compound derived from the toponym Budel and schoot (“piece of land that juts upwards”). Schoot is a collective name for the hamlets Groot-Schoot and Klein-Schoot.
See also Limburgish Buul-Schoeët.

A village in Cranendonck, North Brabant, Netherlands


Midbuul

First attested as Mid-Buul in 1840. Compound of mid (“middle, mid-”) and a local shortening of the toponym Budel. Named for its position midway between Budel and Budel-Schoot. For the syncope of intervocalic -d-, compare weder / weer, moeder / moer, and so forth.


Budel-Dorplein

First attested as Dorplein in 1893. Derived from Budel and a compound of Dor (a surname) and plein (“square”). Named after industrialist Emile Dor.
See also Limburgish Buul-Dorplein, Aw Hei.


Klein-Schoot

First attested as Klein Schoot in 1840. Derived from klein (“small, lesser”) and schoot (“piece of land that juts upward”). The element klein was added to distinguish the settlement from Groot-Schoot, now part of Budel-Schoot.


Vaarsel

First attested as versschendyck en versserdyck in 1450. Etymology uncertain. Perhaps a compound of either Middle Dutch varre (“young bull”) and sele (“hall house”) or vaars (“young cow”) and lo (“light forest”). Compare Peursum, Poederoijen, Poeijers, Sterksel, Vaarle, Varsen, Varssel, Varsselder, Varsseveld, Ten Vorsel and Bolsele.

A hamlet in Someren, North Brabant, Netherlands


Meemortel

Potentially attested as widemortele in 1263, attested with certainty as Memortel in 1838-1857. If the oldest attestation does in fact refer to the current settlement, then the toponym is a compound derived from Middle Dutch wede (“forest, brushwood”) and mortel (“low-lying muddy place”).


Bruggerhuizen

First attested as op bruggerhuys in 1669. Compound of brug (“bridge”) and the plural form of huis (“house”).

A hamlet in Heeze-Leende, North Brabant, Netherlands


Soerendonk, Sterksel en Gastel

Named after Soerendonk, Sterksel and Gastel.


Leenderstrijp

First attested as Strijpe straete in 1527. Compound of the toponym Leende and strijp (“strip of land, elongated parcel”).

A village in Heeze-Leende, North Brabant, Netherlands


Oudenmolen

First attested as OUDENMOLEN of Oudemolen in 1846. Compound of oud (“old”) and molen (“mill”).


Euvelwegen

First attested as op Euvelwegen in 1806. Compound of euvel (“bad”) and the plural form of weg (“way, road”).


Oosterik

First attested as oesterwijc in 1449. Derived from a contracted compound of ooster (“eastern, east-”) and wijk (“village, settlement”).


Leende

First attested as lieende in 1253. Etymology uncertain. Perhaps derived from linde (“linden, Tilia sp.”).

A village and former municipality of Heeze-Leende, North Brabant, Netherlands


Ginderover

First attested as ghender over in 1312-1350. Compound of ginder (“yonder”) and over (“on the other side”). Compare Ginderdoor.


Muggenberg

First attested as Muggenberg in 1838-1857. Compound of the plural form of mug (“common house mosquito, Culex pipiens”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).


Heeze

First attested as hese between 1173 and the 13th century. Derived from the dative singular form of hees (“brushwood”).


Kreijl

First attested as Creyel in 1625. Compound of a dialectal form of kraai (“crow, Corvus corone”) and lo (“light forest”).


Strabrecht

First attested as Strabregt in 1792. Compound of an unclear first element and a dialectal variant of bracht (“intensively ploughed land”).


De Root

First attested as de reute in 1307. Derived from rode (“land cleared of trees”). Compare Reuth.


Cranendonck

First attested as cranendonc in 1271. Derived from the plural form of kraan (“crane bird”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”).

Meronyms: Berg, Bosch, Broekkant, Budel, Budel-Dorplein, Budel-Schoot, Gastel, Heikant, Hugten, Keunenhoek, Klein-Schoot, Laar, Maarheeze, Meemortel, Midbuul, Schoordijk, Soerendonk, Toom, Winkel

A hamlet and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


Boschhoven

* (Baarle-Nassau) First attested as boschoven in 1251. Compound of bos (“rising forest”) and the dative plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”).
* (Heeze-Leende) First attested as Boschhoven in 1846. Compound of bos (“rising forest”) and the dative plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”).

A hamlet in Baarle-Nassau, North Brabant, Netherlands


Weibossen

Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch wij (“sacred, holy”) and the plural form of bos (“rising forest”). Compare Wijbosch.

A neighbourhood of Heeze-Leende, North Brabant, Netherlands


Valkenhorst

Attested as Valkenhorst in 1936. Calque of German Falkenhorst (“falcon's nest”). Falcons were formerly caught in the surrounding area. Compare Arendshorst.


Hazenhurk

First attested as Hazenhurk in 1704. Compound of the plural form of haas (“hare, Lepus europaeus”) and dialectal hornik (“corner”). Compare Deelshurk, Hoorzik, De Horck, Horick, Horzik, De Hurk and Hurkske.


Rul

First attested as aan den Rulle in 1635. Derived from the hydronym Rul, which is derived in turn from dialectal rul (“small river”). Compare Rullen.


Sterksel

First attested as sterkesele and sterxele in 1196-1198. Compound of either sterk (“strong, powerful”) or sterke (“young cow”) and Old Dutch sele (“hall home”). Compare Peursum, Poederoijen, Poeijers, Vaarle, Vaarsel, Varsen, Varssel, Varsselder, Varsseveld, Ten Vorsel and Bolsele.


Meerburg

The toponym is first attested as meereburch in 1319. It derives from a compound of Middle Dutch meer (“lake, pool”) and burg (“castle, manor”). Originally the name of a polder, named in turn after a manor.
The surname derives from a compound of meer (“lake, pool”) and burg (“castle, manor”) or from one of several toponyms.

A neighbourhood of Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands


Ekenrooi

First attested as Ekenrooi in 1734. Compound of the plural form of eik (“oak, Quercus sp.”) and rode (“land cleared of trees”).

A hamlet in Waalre, North Brabant, Netherlands


Voldijn

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A neighbourhood of Waalre, North Brabant, Netherlands


Achtereind

First attested as d'achtereynde in 1646. Compound of achter (“back, rear”) and eind (“edge, end”).


Winkelstraat

First attested as Winkelstraat in 1838-1857. Compound of winkel (“corner, enclosed piece of land”) and straat (“thoroughfare, way”).


Timmereind

First attested as Timmereind in 1748. Compound of dialectal timmer (“shack, house”) and eind (“edge, end”).


Heesakker

* (Belgium) Compound of hees (“brushwood”) and akker (“farmland”).
* (Oisterwijk) First attested as heesacker in 1419. Compound of hees (“brushwood”) and akker (“farmland”).
* (Cranendonck) First attested as hesackre in 1307. Compound of hees (“brushwood”) and akker (“farmland”).

A hamlet in Oisterwijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Soerendonk

First attested as zurendonc in 1307. Compound of either a term cognate to zuur (“sour, acidic”) or to Old English sure (“dock, Rumex sp.”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”).
See also Limburgish Zurrik.


Keersop

First attested as keersop in 1400. Derived from the hydronym Keersop, which is of unknown etymology.

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A hamlet in Valkenswaard, North Brabant, Netherlands


Venbergen

First attested as vinneberga in 1227. Derived from Middle Dutch vinne (“small pool in a forest or heath”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).


Soerendonk en Sterksel

A former municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


Turfberg

A neighbourhood of Valkenswaard, North Brabant, Netherlands


Heezerenbosch

First attested as Heezerenbos in 1734. Compound of the toponym Heeze and bos (“rising forest”).


Voorste Brug

First attested as De Voorste Brug in 1838-1857. Derived from voorste (“forwardmost”) and brug (“bridge”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Achterste Brug.


Geenhoven

First attested as ghinhoeven in 1343. Compound of an inflected form of the definite article ge and the dative plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”).


Schepelweijen

First attested as Schepel weijen in 1898. Compound of schepel (“archaic measurement measuring around 100 liters”) and the plural form of wei (“pasture”).


Agnetendal

First attested as S. Agneeten dale in 1570. Compound of the genetive form of Agnes (a personal name) and dal (“dale, valley”). Named after Saint Agnes of Rome, the patron of a former monastery which once stood near the current neighbourhood.


Het Gegraaf

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Keersopperbeemden

Compound of the toponym Keersop and the plural form of beemd (“alluvial land next to a watercourse, pasture”).


De Kapel

* (Noord-Brabant) Attested as Kapel in 1913. Derived from kapel (“chapel”).
* (Zuid-Holland) Derived from kapel (“chapel”).

A hamlet in Midden-Delfland, South Holland, Netherlands


Waalre

First attested as waetriloe in 704. Compound of an uncertain first element and lo (“light forest”). The first element has been variously interpreted as Old Dutch weder (“ram”), a compound of Middle Dutch wede (“forest, brushwood”) and aard (“farmland”) and wad (“crossing, ford”).

Meronyms: Aalst, Achtereind, Ekenrooi, Heikant, Heuvel, Loon, Timmereind

A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


Heuvel

* (Bladel) Derived from heuvel (“hill”).
* (Meierijstad) Derived from heuvel (“hill”).
* (Valkenswaard) First attested as Binnen Heuvel in 1838-1857. Derived from heuvel (“hill”).
* (Breda) First attested as aender hovel in 1425. Derived from either dialectal hovel (“square surrounded by farms”) or heuvel (“hill”).

A hamlet in Bladel, North Brabant, Netherlands

A hamlet in Meierijstad, North Brabant, Netherlands

A neighbourhood of Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands


Someren

First attested as sumren in 1224. Derived from a compound of Proto-Germanic *sômi- (“fitting, pleasant”) and Old Dutch heri (“sandy ridge”). Compare Macharen.

Meronyms: Achterbroek, Berkeindje, Boomen, Broekkant, De Hoef, De Hutten, Eindje, Gebergte, Groote Hoeven, Heieind, Heikant, Hersel, Lierop, Moorsel, Oeijenbraak, Otterdijk, Slieven, Sluis 13, Speelheuvel, Someren-Eind, Someren-Heide, Stipdonk, Vaarsel, Vaarsche Hoef, Vlas, Winkelstraat, Zomerven


Borkel en Schaft

Borkel is first attested as borkel in 1299. Schaft is first attested as scaeft in 1402-1403. Borkel derives from a compound of Middle Dutch bork (“type of tree”) and lo (“light forest”). Schaft is potentially derived from a term cognate to Dutch schacht (“elongated parcel in a forest”), from Old Dutch skaft (“arrow”) (here in the sense of "stake" or "pole") or from dialectal schave (“pasture, hayfield”). Compare for Borkel Borculo, Borgele, Bulkenaar, Schipborg and Westerbork and for Schaft Schachten.

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A village and former municipality of Valkenswaard, North Brabant, Netherlands


Valkenswaard

First attested as wederde and wederze in the first quarter of the 13th century. Derived from Old Dutch weder (“castrated ram”) with collectivising suffix *-iþi. The toponym was gradually reinterpreted as a compound of valk (“falcon, Falco sp.”) and waard (“land next to water”). This reinterpretation was given a boost by the thriving falconry industry that developed in the (then) village in the 18th century.

Meronyms: Achterste Brug, Borkel en Schaft, Deelshurk, De Kapel, Dommelen, Heuvel, Hoek, Hoeve, Keersop, Venbergen, Voorste Brug, Zeelberg

A town and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


Hoge Akkers

/ˈɦoː.ɣə ˈɑ.kərs/


Achterste Brug

First attested as De Achterste Brug in 1838-1857. Derived from achterste (“rearmost”) and brug (“bridge”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Voorste Brug.


Braambosch

First attested as Braanbosch in 1838-1857. Compound of braam (“raspberry plant, Rubus sp.”) and bos (“rising forest”).

A hamlet in Bergeijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Weebosch

First attested as wedebosch in 1299. Compound of Middle Dutch wede (“basket willow, Salix viminalis”) and bos (“rising forest”).

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A village in Bergeijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Heeze-Leende

Meronyms: Boschhoven, Bruggerhuizen, Euvelwegen, Ginderover, Hazenhurk, Heeze, Heezerenbosch, Kerkhof, Kreijl, Leende, Leenderstrijp, Muggenberg, Oosterik, Oudenmolen, Rul, Sterksel, Strabrecht, Valkenhorst, Ven, Zevenhuizen

A municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


Sengelsbroek

First attested as De Singelbroeksche Heide in 1838-1857. Compound of the plural form of singel, here used in the rare sense "strip of land planted or ringed with deciduous trees" and broek (“marsh, marshland”).


Westerhoven

First attested as westerhoven in 1228. Compound of wester (“western, west-”) and the dative plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”).

A village and former municipality of Bergeijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Heiereind

/ˈɦɛi̯.ərˌɛi̯nt/

First attested as Heijerseind in 1840. Compound of Heijers (a surname) and eind (“edge, end”).


Riethoven

First attested as rythoven in 1312-1350. Compound of rijt (“small watercourse”) and the dative plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”).


Rijt

First attested as De Reit in 1838-1857. Derived from rijt (“small watercourse”).


De Rund

First attested as Rund in 1794. Potentially derived from dialectal rund (“bark, rind”) or runne; bark was a valuable resource of the leather production industry.


Lage Berkt

First attested as Lagenberk in 1794. Derived from laag (“low”) and berk (“birch, Betula sp.”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -t. The element laag was added to distinguish the settlement from Hooge Berkt.


Muggenhool

First attested as Muggenhoel in 1838-1857. Compound of the plural form of mug (“common house mosquito, Culex pipiens”) and dialectal hool (“low-lying marshy place”). Compare Muggenhol.


Boscheind

First attested as Boscheind in 1899. Compound of bos (“rising forest”) and eind (“edge, end”).


Walik

First attested as Waalwijk in 1838-1857. Perhaps a compound of Waal (“Walloon, Romanophone”) and wijk (“village, settlement”). Compare Waalwijk and Wahlwiller.


Witrijt

First attested as Witrijt in 1596. Compound of wit (“white”) and rijt (“small watercourse”). The element wit refers to the sandy bed of the stream.


Hooge Berkt

First attested as berrect in 1258. Derived from hoog (“high”) and berk (“birch, Betula sp.”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -t. The element hoog was added to distinguish the settlement from Lage Berkt.


Beistervelden

First attested as Beister Velden in 1865. Derived from the plural form of bijsterveld (“chaffing and infertile land”).

A neighbourhood of Bergeijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Stipdonk

First attested as stipedunch in 1179. Derived from a compound of stip (“pallisade”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”). Compare Stepelo, Stiphout and Stiepel.

A hamlet in Someren, North Brabant, Netherlands


Loveren

* (Baarle-Nassau) First attested as den hove te loeven in 1333. Derived from Middle Dutch love (“lover, awning, shed”), a term cognate with Old Saxon lovia (“wooden platform”) and Old High German louba (“tents, huts made out of branches”). Compare Lobith and Loven.
* (Bergeijk) First attested as Lovern in 1838–1857. Derived from Middle Dutch love (“lover, awning, shed”), from Old Dutch *louva, from Proto-West Germanic *laubijā (“awning”), a term cognate with Old Saxon lovia (“wooden platform”) and Old High German louba (“tents, huts made out of branches”). Compare Lobith and Loven.
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A hamlet in Baarle-Nassau, North Brabant, Netherlands

A hamlet in Vught, North Brabant, Netherlands


Lijnt

First attested as Lijnt in 1973. Perhaps derived from lijn (“flax, Linum usitatissimum”) with collectivising suffix -t.


Eykereind

First attested as Eijkereind in 1865. Compound of a shortened form of the toponym Bergeijk and eind (“edge, end”).


Zandoerle

First attested as zantourle in 1326. Compound of zand (“sand”) and the toponym Oerle.

A hamlet in Veldhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands


Halfmijl

First attested as Kl Halfmeel, Gr Halfmeel in 1838-1857. Compound of half (“half”) and an unclear second element, perhaps a contracted form of middel (“middle, mid-”). The toponym appears to refer to the hamlet's location halfway between Oerle and Vessem.


Toterfout

First attested as totevatsen akker in the 17th century. Etymology unclear. Perhaps derived from French tout fait (“all done”), referring to a piece of farmland that requires little work.

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Scherpenering

First attested as de Scherpenheering in 1771. Potentially a compound of scherp (“sharp, pointed”) and either a further developed form of horik (“corner”) or haar (“sandy ridge”) suffixed with -ing-.


Spaanrijt

First attested as Spaanreyt in 1840. Compound of spaan (“implement with a level end, chip of wood”) and rijt (“small watercourse”).


Bergeijk

First attested as echa in 1137. Derived from a compound of berg (“hill, elevated place”) and Old Dutch eka (“oak, Quercus sp.”), from Proto-West Germanic *aik.

Meronyms: Berkt, Boshoven, Boscheind, Braambosch, Broekhoven, De Aa, De Rund, Eind, Heiereind, Hooge Berkt, Lage Berkt, Loo, Loveren, Luyksgestel, Muggenhool, Riethoven, Rijt, Sengelsbroek, Spaanrijt, Voort, Walik, Weebosch, Westerhoven, Witrijt


Zeelst

First attested as zeelst in 1297. Etymology unknown. Potentially derived from a hypothetical Old European hydronym *sal ("brook, stream") or from Old Dutch sele (“hall house”) suffixed with -st-.

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A neighbourhood and former municipality of Veldhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands


Schoot

* (Veldhoven) First attested as schoet in 1452. Derived from schoot (“piece of land that juts upward”) or schot (“enclosed space”).
* (Eindhoven) First attested as dat schoet in 1452. Derived from schoot (“piece of land that juts upward”) or schot (“enclosed space”).

A neighbourhood of Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands


D'Ekker

First attested as Zonderwijksche Akkers in 1866. Derived from a contraction of the definite article de and akker (“farmland”).

A neighbourhood of Veldhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands


Cobbeek

First attested as Cobbeek in 1838-1857. Compound of Middle Dutch kobbe (“basket trap, fyke”) and beek (“brook, stream”).


Zonderwijk

First attested as sonderwic in 1240. Compound of zonder (“isolated, split-off”) (compare afgezonderd) and wijk (“village, settlement”). Compare Zunderdorp. Formerly an independent hamlet.


Veldhoven en Meerveldhoven

Named after Veldhoven and Meerveldhoven.

A former municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


Luyksgestel

First attested as gastel in 1343. Compound of the toponym Luik (“Liège”) and the common toponymic element gestel (“inn, guesthouse”). The element Luik was added to distinguish the settlement from Moergestel and refers to the former lord of the village, the Prince-Bishop of Liège.


Deelshurk

First attested as delishornik in 1501. Compound of a familiar form of Egidius (a personal name) and dialectal hornik (“corner”). Compare Hazenhurk, Hoorzik, De Horck, Horick, Horzik, De Hurk and Hurkske.

A hamlet in Valkenswaard, North Brabant, Netherlands


Meerveldhoven

Potentially attested as in uilla martfelde in 765-779, attested with certainty as maruilde in 815-816. Potentially a compound of Old Dutch *marthu (“marten, Martes sp.”) and veld (“field”). The first element was later reinterpreted as meer (“lake, pool”), and the dative plural form of hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size”) was added by analogy with Veldhoven.


Knegsel

First attested as cneczele in 1281. Derived from a compound of knecht (“servant”) and Old Dutch sele (“hall house”).

A village and former municipality of Eersel, North Brabant, Netherlands


Steensel

First attested as stensele in 1224. Derived from a compound of steen (“stone”) and Old Dutch sele (“hall house”).


Duizel

First attested as duselam before 1026. Derived from the dative plural form of the hydronym Old Dutch *Dusel, which in turn is likely derived from a term cognate with Middle High German dusen (“to move thoughtlessly”).


Wintelre

First attested as winterlo in the first quarter of the 13th century. Likely a compound of Middle Dutch Winter (a personal name) and lo (“light forest”).


Hoekdries

A hamlet in Eersel, North Brabant, Netherlands


Boksheide

First attested as Bokhey in 1794. Compound of Box (a surname) and heide (“heath, heathland”).


Mosik

First attested as Mosch in 1869. Likely derived from a variant of dialectal mosch (“pool, swamp”), perhaps under the influence of mosik (“hole which serves as a receptacle for cow urine”).


Maaskant

First attested as MAASKANT in 1846. Likely a compound of Middle Dutch mase (“mud, sludge”) and kant (“side, edge”).


Meerven

First attested as Merven in 1838-1857. Tautological compound of meer (“pool”) and ven (“small pool in a forest or heath”). Named after a marshland which disappeared in the beginning of the 19th century.


Veneind

First attested as Veneind in 1899. Compound of ven (“small pool in a forest or heath”) and eind (“edge, end”).


Mostheuvel

First attested as moesthovel in 1340. Compound of dialectal most (“pool, swamp”) and heuvel (“hill”).


Het Heike

/ɦɛt ˈɦɛi̯.kə/

First attested as Heyke in 1794. Derived from a diminutive form of heide (“heath, heathland”).


Bijsterveld

* (Eersel) First attested as bijstervelt in 1435. Derived from Middle Dutch bijstervelt (“wasteland, chaffing and infertile land”).
* (Oirschot) Potentially attested as bysterveld in 1312-1350, attested with certainty as bistervelt in 1340. Derived from Middle Dutch bijstervelt (“wasteland, chaffing and infertile land”).

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A neighbourhood of Oirschot, North Brabant, Netherlands


Stokkelen

First attested as stocloe in 1311. Compound of Middle Dutch stoc (“trunk, stick”) and lo (“light forest”). Compare Streukel.


Wolfshoek

* (Eersel) Potentially attested as wolfshoven in 1350, attested with certainty as Wolfshoven in 1794. Compound of Wolf (a personal name) and the dative plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”). The second element was eventually replaced with hoek (“isolated place”).
* (Heusden) First attested as De Wolfshoek in 1838-1857. Compound of Wolf (a personal name) or wolf (“wolf, Canis lupus”) and hoek (“isolated place”).

A hamlet in Heusden, North Brabant, Netherlands


Molenveld

* (Belgium) First attested in 1244. Compound of molen (“mill”) and veld (“field”).
* (Noord-Brabant) Compound of molen (“mill”) and veld (“field”).
* (Gelderland) Compound of molen (“mill”) and veld (“field”).
* (Limburg) Compound of molen (“mill”) and veld (“field”).

A neighbourhood of Doesburg, Gelderland, Netherlands

Horst aan de Maas
Horst aan de Maas#English

A neighbourhood of Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands


Hapert

Potentially attested as heopurdu in 710, attested with certainty as hapert around 1173. Etymology unknown. One hypothesis proposes a derivation from an otherwise unknown phytonym.

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A village in Bladel, North Brabant, Netherlands


Biezenheuvel

Derived from the plural form of bies (“rush, Scirpus sp.”) and heuvel (“hill”).

A hamlet in Bladel, North Brabant, Netherlands


Broekenseind

First attested as Broekeneind in 1838-1857. Compound of Broeken (a surname) and eind (“edge, end”).


Hoogeloon, Hapert en Casteren

Named after Hoogeloon, Hapert and Casteren.


Hoogcasteren

First attested as hungercasterle in 1272. Compound of hoog (“high, upper”) and the toponym Casteren.


Lemel

First attested as Lemel in 1874. Compound of leem (“loam, clay”) and lo (“light forest”). Compare Lemele.


Helleneind

First attested as Heleind in 1838-1857. Derived from a compound of dialectal hel (“low-lying”) or helle (“low-lying land, swampland”) and eind (“edge, end”).

A neighbourhood of Bladel, North Brabant, Netherlands


Het Bosch

First attested as quandam petiam nemoris, iacentem in allodio suo iuxta Wolsewinkel 1284. Derived from bos (“rising forest”).


Bladel

Potentially attested as pladella villa in 922, attested with certainty as bladele around 1173. Etymology uncertain. Potentially a compound of Old Dutch blad (“leaf”) and lo (“light forest”).

Meronyms: Biezenheuvel, Broekenseind, Casteren, Dalem, De Pan, Egypte, Franse Hoef, Hapert, Heieind, Heikant, Helleneind, Het Bosch, Heuvel, Hoogcasteren, Hoogeloon, Landorp, Lemel, Netersel, Ten Vorsel

A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


Franse Hoef

First attested as Fransche Hoeve in 1838-1857. Derived from Frans (“French”) and hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size, farmstead”). The name refers to a plot of land where a group of French soldiers camped during the Napoleonic Wars or to a piece of land that had been developed by these soldiers.


Netersel

First attested as netrusel in 1219. Potentially a compound of Proto-Germanic *netru- (“nettle”) and Old Dutch sele (“hall home”).


Dalem

* (Zuid-Holland) First attested as dalem in 1343. Compound of Middle Dutch dal (“dale, valley”) and heem (“home, settlement”).
* (Bladel) Attested as Daalem in 1794. Probably a compound of dal (“dale, valley”) and heem (“home, settlement”).
* (Tilburg)

A village in Gorinchem, South Holland, Netherlands

A neighbourhood of Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands


Vessem, Wintelre en Knegsel

Named after Vessem, Wintelre and Knegsel.


Casteren

First attested as kirkastele in 1179. Etymology unclear. Potentially derived from Middle Dutch *caster (“type of tree”). Hypothesised derivations from a compound of Latin castra (“military camp, fortified post”) and lo (“light forest”), Middle Dutch caste (“granary, warehouse”) or Old Dutch aster (“maple, Acer sp.”) and lo (“light forest”) all run into difficulties when compared to the oldest attestation. Compare Castelré, Castenray, Castert and Kasteren.

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Ten Vorsel

First attested as uersele around 1173. Derived from a compound of Middle Dutch varre (“young bull”) and Old Dutch sele (“hall home”). The element te (“at, near”) was added later. Compare Peursum, Poederoijen, Poeijers, Sterksel, Vaarle, Vaarsel, Varsen, Varssel, Varsselder, Varsseveld and Bolsele.


Stevert

First attested as steenvoort in 1350. Compound of steen (“stone”) and voorde (“ford, crossing”). Compare Steenvoorde.


Veldhoven

* (Netherlands) First attested as velthouen in 1294. Compound of veld (“field”) and the dative plural form of hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size”).
* (Belgium) Compound of veld (“field”) and the dative plural form of hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size”) or hof (“homestead, farmstead”).

Meronyms: Berkt, Halfmijl, Heers, Hoogeind, Scherpenering, Schoot, Toterfout, Vliet, Zandoerle, Zittard


Hoogeloon

/ˈɦoː.ɣəˌloːn/

First attested as lon in 1186. Compound of hoog (“high, upper”) and the dative plural form of lo (“light forest”).


Landorp

First attested as tot Landrop in 1650. Compound of either lang (“long”) or land (“land, area”) and dorp (“farm, secondary settlement”).


Braakhoek

First attested as BRAAKHOEK in 1840. Compound of braak (“intensively ploughed land, heathland converted to farmland”) and hoek (“isolated place”).

A hamlet in Reusel-De Mierden, North Brabant, Netherlands


Weijereind

/ˈʋɛi̯.ərˌɛi̯nt/

First attested as Weiereind in 1838-1857. Compound of dialectal weijer (“pond”) and eind (“edge, end”).

A neighbourhood of Reusel-De Mierden, North Brabant, Netherlands


Kippereind

First attested as Kippereind in 1865. Potentially a compound of dialectal kipper (“counterfeit coiner”) and eind (“end, edge”).


Mispeleind

First attested as Mispeleind in 1838-1857. Compound of mispel (“medlar, Mespilus germanica”) and eind (“edge, end”).


Vooreind

First attested as Vooreind in 1838-1857. Compound of voorde (“ford, crossing”) and eind (“edge, end”).


Lensheuvel

First attested as Lennenshoevel in 1444. Potentially a compound of a personal name derived from Laurentius and heuvel (“hill”). Compare Lennisheuvel.


Hooge en Lage Mierde

Named after Hooge Mierde and Lage Mierde.


Hulsel

First attested as hulislaum in 710. Compound of Old Dutch hulis (“holly, Ilex aquifolium”) and the dative plural form of lo (“light forest”).

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A village in Reusel-De Mierden, North Brabant, Netherlands


Reusel

First attested as rosole and roselo around 1173. Derived from an ancient hydronym. The hydronym is hypothesised to derive from Proto-Indo-European *reus- (“rip, tear”) or from a term cognate to ruisen (“rustle, whisper”).

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A village and former municipality of Reusel-De Mierden, North Brabant, Netherlands


Voorste Heikant

First attested as Voorste Heikant in 1894. Derived from voorste (“forwardmost”) and a compound of hei (“heath, heathland”) and kant (“side, edge”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Achterste Heikant.


Hooge Mierde

First attested as myrtha around 1200. Derived from hoog (“high, upper”) and Old Dutch *mier (“swamp”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix *-iþi. The element hoog was added to distinguish the settlement from Lage Mierde. Compare Melle and Mierlo.


Lage Mierde

First attested as neder-mierde in the 15th century. Derived from laag (“low, lower”) and Old Dutch *mier (“swamp”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix *-iþi. The element laag was added to distinguish the settlement from Hooge Mierde. Compare Melle and Mierlo.


De Hoek

* (Noord-Brabant) Attested as De Hoek in 1838-1857. Derived from hoek (“corner, sharp bend”).
* (Noord-Holland) Derived from hoek (“corner, sharp bend”).
* (Krimpenerwaard) Derived from hoek (“corner, sharp bend”).
* (Nissewaard) Attested as De Hoek in 1838-1857. Derived from hoek (“corner, sharp bend”). The settlement was named for its location in the corner of a levee.

A hamlet in Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, Netherlands

A hamlet in Krimpenerwaard, South Holland, Netherlands

A hamlet in Nissewaard, South Holland, Netherlands


De Pan

* (Noord-Brabant) Attested as Herberg de Pan in 1794. Derived from pan (“pan, pot”). Named after a former inn. Compare Kanis, Moespot and Vuilpan.
* (Zuid-Holland) Attested as de Pan in 1839-1859. Derived from pan (“bowl-shaped depression in the landscape”).

A hamlet in Katwijk, South Holland, Netherlands


Reusel-De Mierden

Named after Reusel, Hooge Mierde and Lage Mierde.

Meronyms: Achterste Heikant, Braakhoek, De Hoef, De Hoek, Heikant, Hooge Mierde, Hulsel, Kippereind, Kuilenrode, Lage Mierde, Mispeleind, Reusel, Vloeieind, Vooreind, Voorste Heikant

A municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


Achterste Heikant

First attested as Achterste Heikant in 1894. Derived from achterste (“rearmost”) and a compound of hei (“heath, heathland”) and kant (“side, edge”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Voorste Heikant.


Kuilenrode

First attested as culutsrode in 1212. Compound of dialectal kulut (“curlew, Numenius arquata”) and rode (“land cleared of trees”).


Haghorst

First attested as haeghorst in 1488. Compound of haag (“fence, enclosed area”) and horst (“overgrown elevated place”).

A village in Hilvarenbeek, North Brabant, Netherlands


Esbeek

First attested as esbeke in 1396. Potentially a compound of es (“ash, Fraxinus excelsior”) and beek (“brook, stream”).


Biest-Houtakker

Biest is first attested as byest in 1488. Houtakker is first attested as houtacker in 1428. Biest derives from bies (“rush, Scirpus sp.”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -t. Houtakker derives from a compound of hout (“rising deciduous forest”) and akker (“farmland”).


Den Opslag

A hamlet in Hilvarenbeek, North Brabant, Netherlands


Gorp

First attested as gorpe and goerp in 1312-1350. Probably a compound of Middle Dutch goor (“swampy woodland”) and Old Dutch *apa (“river, stream”).


Diessen

Potentially attested as Deusone in 380, attested with certainty as diesne in 712. Derived from the dative plural form of the hydronym Dieze, which may derive from a term cognate to Old High German dôsôn (“bubble, effervesce”), for which see modern German tosen (“to rage”). Compare Deest, Diest and Duisburg.

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A village and former municipality of Hilvarenbeek, North Brabant, Netherlands


Doelakkers

A neighbourhood of Hilvarenbeek, North Brabant, Netherlands


Westerwijk

/ˈʋɛs.tərˌʋɛi̯k/

First attested as wystreuuic around 1147. Compound of wester (“western, west-”) and wijk (“farmstead, village, settlement”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Oisterwijk.


Slibbroek

First attested as Slibbroeck in 1583. Likely a compound of slib (“silt”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”).


Molenakkers

Compound of molen (“mill”) and the plural form of akker (“farmland”).


Kleine Voort

Derived from klein (“small, lesser”) and voorde (“ford, crossing”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Grote Voort.


Klein Loo

Attested as Klein Loo in 1913. Derived from klein (“small, lesser”) and lo (“light forest”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Groot Loo.


Hilvarenbeek

First attested as beika in 1155. Compound of Middle Dutch Hildeware (a personal name) and beek (“brook, stream”).

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Meronyms: Baarschot, Biest-Houtakker, Den Opslag, Diessen, Driehuizen, Dun, Esbeek, Groenstraat, Gorp, Groot Loo, Grote Voort, Haghorst, Heikant, Hoogeind, Hoog Spul, Kleine Voort, Klein Loo, Laag Spul, Roovert, Tulder, Waterstraat, Westerwijk


Moergestel

Potentially attested as gestele in 1147, attested with certainty as gestele in 1186. Derived from a compound of moer (“peat bog, area where turf is extracted”) and the common toponymic element gestel (“inn, guesthouse”). The element moer was added to distinguish the settlement from Luyksgestel.

A village and former municipality of Oisterwijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Laag Spul

First attested as de Spulle in 1542. Etymology unknown. Proposed etymologies include a derivation from a compound of Middle Dutch spur (“path, road”) and lo (“light forest”) or an ablauted variant of Middle Dutch spel (“goods, possession, market stall”). The element laag (“low, lower”) was added to distinguish the settlement from Hoog Spul. Compare Speuld, Spoolde and Speldhurst.

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Roovert

First attested as rovert ten raede in 1331. Contracted compound of rood (“red”) and voorde (“ford, crossing”).


Hoog Spul

First attested as de Spulle in 1542. Etymology unknown. Proposed etymologies include a derivation from a compound of Middle Dutch spur (“path, road”) and lo (“light forest”) or an ablauted variant of Middle Dutch spel (“goods, possession, market stall”). The element hoog (“high, upper”) was added to distinguish the settlement from Laag Spul. Compare Speuld, Spoolde and Speldhurst.

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Vinkenberg

First attested as Winkenberg in 1838-1857. Compound of vink (“chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).

A hamlet in Oisterwijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Broekzijde

First attested as broecside in the 15th century. Compound of broek (“marsh, marshland”) and zijde (“side”).


Belvert

First attested as bylveren and belueren in 1285. Etymology unknown. Not derived from Medieval Latin belfredus (“watchtower, belfry”). Compare Balveren.

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Gever

First attested as de gever in 1311. Etymology uncertain. Perhaps related to the common Flemish toponymic element gaver (“wetland, marsh”).


Heuvelstraat

First attested as Heuvel Straat in 1794. Compound of heuvel (“hill”) and straat (“street, thoroughfare”).


De Logt

First attested as ter lucht in 1385. Derived from Middle Dutch locht (“enclose parcel, garden, vegetable garden”).


Stokske

First attested as tstocxken in 1630. Derived from a diminutive form of stok (“stick, branch”) here referring to a land reclamation settlement of small size.


Heiligeboom

/ˈɦɛi̯.lɪ.ɣəˌboːm/

First attested as heyligen boem in 1423. Compound of heilig (“holy, sacred”) and boom (“tree”). Named after a tree that was formerly worshipped by the local inhabitants.


Noenes

First attested as nuwenhuys in 1426. Derived from a contracted compound of nieuw (“new”) and huis (“house”). Compare Lankes, Oosterens and Strateris.


Hondsberg

First attested as hontsberch in 1444. Compound of hond (“dog”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”). It is not entirely clear what meaning hond conveys. It may refer to the arched shape of the hill (by analogy with a dog's back) or refer to the unpleasant nature of the location. Compare Kattenberg.

A neighbourhood of Oisterwijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Oisterwijkse Hoeven

First attested as De Oisterwyksche Hoeven in 1838-1857. Derived from the toponym Oisterwijk and the plural form of hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size, farmstead”).


Het Eind

First attested as aen deinde in 1477. Derived from eind (“end, edge”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Holleneind and Kerkeind.


Kerkhoven

First attested as karlichoven in 1304. Derived from a compound of Old Dutch Karl (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and the dative plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”).


Laag-Heukelom

/ˈlaːx ˈɦøː.kəˌlɔm/

First attested as Laag Heukelum in 1838-1857. Compound of laag (“low, lower”) and a secondary compound derived from Proto-Germanic *hukila (“hill, elevated place”) and heem (“home, settlement”). The element laag was added to distinguish the settlement from Hoog-Heukelom. Compare Heukelom, Heukelum and Hoekelum.


Bergenshuizen

First attested as Bergenshuijse in 1629. Derived from Bergen (a surname) and the plural form of huis (“house”).

A hamlet in Vught, North Brabant, Netherlands


Schoonveld

First attested as scoenvelt in 1384. Compound of schoon (“clean, free of weeds”) and veld (“field”).

A neighbourhood of Vught, North Brabant, Netherlands


Vlasmeer

First attested as vlaschmere in 1498. Compound of vlas (“flax, Linum usitatissimum”) and meer (“pool”). The toponym refers to a pool formerly used to process flax by weakening it in water.


Distelberg

First attested as die distelberch in 1573. Compound of distel (“thistle”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”). Originally the name of an inn.


Schorvert

A hamlet in Boxtel, North Brabant, Netherlands


Helvoirt

First attested as hellevorth in 1192. Likely a compound of Middle Dutch hel (“bright, transparent”) and voorde (“ford, crossing”). The first element of the compound is unlikely to be Middle Dutch helle (“slope, incline”).

A village and former municipality of Vught, North Brabant, Netherlands


Heult

First attested as het Heult in 1559. Perhaps derived from dialectal hool (“low-lying swampland”) or heul (“covered passage in a breakwater”) with emphatic -t. Compare Hulten.


Cromvoirt

First attested as crumvoert in 1312. Compound of Middle Dutch crom (“bent, curved”) and voorde (“ford, crossing”).


Kinderbos

First attested as Kinderbosch in 1845. Compound of the plural form of kind (“child”) and bos (“rising forest”). The precise meaning of the toponym is unclear.

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Den Berg

First attested as den Bergh in 1604. Derived from berg (“hill, elevated place”).


Hezelaar

* (Boxtel) First attested as hezelar in 1293. Compound of hees (“brushwood”) and laar (“intensively cultivated forest”).
* (Sint-Michielsgestel)

A hamlet in Sint-Michielsgestel, North Brabant, Netherlands


Gijzel

First attested as ghesele in 1285. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from Old Dutch sele (“hall home”) prefixed with the collectivising prefix ge-. An alternative hypothesis posits a derivation from a compound of either Old Dutch Giso (a personal name) or Middle Dutch gees (“infertile”) and lo (“light forest”).


Lennisheuvel

First attested as lenneshovell in 1352. Compound of Leonard (a personal name) or Laurentius (a personal name) and heuvel (“hill”). Compare Lensheuvel.

A village in Boxtel, North Brabant, Netherlands


Selissen

First attested as in zelicel in 1293. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch zelic (“Salic, pertaining to or under Salic law”) and Old Dutch sele (“hall house”).


Roond

First attested as die roent in 1393. Etymology unknown. Potentially related to Middle Dutch roont (“round”).

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Kleinder-Liempde

First attested as in luttel lyemde in 1380. Compound of a dialectal variant of the comparative degree of klein (“small, lesser”) and the toponym Liempde.


Liempde

First attested as lyemde in 1309. Derived from either Proto-Germanic *lîm- (“chalk, glue”) or *laima- (“loam, clay”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix *-iþi.

A village and former municipality of Boxtel, North Brabant, Netherlands


Munsel

First attested as mulcel in 1393. Etymology unknown. Perhaps a compound of Middle Dutch mul (“dust, loose soil”) and Old Dutch sele (“hall house”). Compare Meensel and Menzel.

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A neighbourhood of Boxtel, North Brabant, Netherlands


Luissel

First attested as lucel in 1293. Etymology unknown. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch luusch (“great manna grass, Glyceria maxima”) and lo (“light forest, pool in a forest or heath”). Compare Liessel.

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Vrilkhoven

First attested as vrilechoven in 1320. Potentially a compound of either Old Dutch Vrilo (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- or Middle Dutch Vrilinc (a personal name) and the dative plural form of hof (“homestead, farmstead”).


Selissenwal

Compound of the toponym Selissen and wal (“levee, earthen wall”).


Kasteren

First attested as casterle in 1387. Etymology unclear. Potentially derived from Middle Dutch *caster (“type of tree”). Hypothesised derivations from a compound of Latin castra (“military camp, fortified post”) and lo (“light forest”), Middle Dutch caste (“granary, warehouse”) or Old Dutch aster (“maple, Acer sp.”) and lo (“light forest”) all run into difficulties when compared to the oldest attestation. Compare Castelré, Castenray, Casteren and Castert.

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Molenstraat

* (Loon op Zand) First attested as Molenstraat in 1838-1857. Compound of molen (“mill”) and straat (“street, thoroughfare”).
* (Vught) First attested as MOLENSTRAAT in 1846. Compound of molen (“mill”) and straat (“street, thoroughfare”).

A hamlet in Loon op Zand, North Brabant, Netherlands


Boxtel

First attested as buchestelle in 1108-1110. Derived from a compound of Middle Dutch buk (“roebuck, hart”) and stelle (“stable”). Compare Aarle-Rixtel and Scheepstal.

Meronyms: Den Berg, De Vorst, Esch, Hal, Heult, Hezelaar, Kasteren, Kinderbos, Kleinder-Liempde, Langenberg, Lennisheuvel, Liempde, Luissel, Nergena, Roond, Schorvert, Selissen, Tongeren, Vrilkhoven

A town and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


Oost-, West- en Middelbeers

Named after Oostelbeers, Westelbeers and Middelbeers.

A former municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


Hoog-Heukelom

/ˈɦoːx ˈɦøː.kəˌlɔm/

First attested as huclem in 1192. Compound of hoog (“high, upper”) and a secondary compound derived from Proto-Germanic *hukila (“hill, elevated place”) and heem (“home, settlement”). The element hoog was added to distinguish the settlement from Laag-Heukelom. Compare Heukelom, Heukelum and Hoekelum.


Pandgat

A hamlet in Oirschot, North Brabant, Netherlands


Huijgevoort

/ˈɦœy̯.ɣəˌvoːrt/

First attested as hugenvoort in 1331. Compound of Hugo (a personal name) and voorde (“ford, crossing”).


Boterwijk

First attested as boterwyck in 1312. Compound of boter (“butter”) and wijk (“village, settlement”). The hamlet was a centre of dairy production in the past.


Evenheuvel

First attested as nevenheuvel in 1311. Compound of nevel (“fog, mist”) and heuvel (“hill”).


Kuikseind

First attested as Cuyckeynde in 1542. Compound of Kuik (a surname) and eind (“end, edge”).


Kattenberg

First attested as Cattenbergh in 1645. Compound of kat (“cat”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”). The precise interpretation of kat is unclear; it may refer to the arched shape of the hill (by analogy with a cat's back). Compare Hondsberg.


Polsdonken

First attested as Polsdonck in 1540. Compound of pols (“layer of intertwined aquatic plants covering a swamp”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”). Compare Polsbroek.


Lieveld

First attested as lidevelt in 1340. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch lide (“way, road”) and veld (“field”).


Snepseind

First attested as sneppenscoet in 1340. Compound of snip (“woodcock, Scolopax rusticola”) and schoot (“piece of land that juts upward”). The second element was later replaced with eind (“end, edge”).

A neighbourhood of Oirschot, North Brabant, Netherlands


Spoordonk

First attested as spoerdonck in 1312. Compound of spoor (“trail, way”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”).

A village in Oirschot, North Brabant, Netherlands


Voorteind

First attested as Voorteijnde in 1662. Compound of voorde (“ford, crossing”) and eind (“end, edge”).


Westelbeers

First attested as berses in 1207. Compound of wester (“western, west-”) and a Germanic term cognate to or directly derived from Latin bersa (“enclosed hunting grounds”). The element wester was added to distinguish the settlement from Middelbeers and Oostelbeers. Compare Bears, Beers, Beersdonk, Beerze and Besselaar.


Oostelbeers

First attested as berses in 1207. Compound of ooster (“eastern, east-”) and a Germanic term cognate to or directly derived from Latin bersa (“enclosed hunting grounds”). The element ooster was added to distinguish the settlement from Middelbeers and Westelbeers. Compare Bears, Beers, Beersdonk, Beerze and Besselaar.


Middelbeers

First attested as berses in 1207. Compound of middel (“middle, mid-”) and a Germanic term cognate to or directly derived from Latin bersa (“enclosed hunting grounds”). The element middel was added to distinguish the settlement from Oostelbeers and Westelbeers. Compare Bears, Beers, Beersdonk, Beerze and Besselaar.


Tregelaar

First attested as tregelaer in 1311. Compound of an unclear first element and laar (“intensively cultivated forest”). The first element has been variously interpreted as Medieval Latin tregula (“fencing”), Middle Dutch trege (“slow, languid”), Middle Dutch tregen (“to sadden”), Middle Dutch regel (“barrier”) and dialectal reen (“boundary line”). None of these interpretations match the oldest attestation.


Heivelden

A neighbourhood of Best, North Brabant, Netherlands


Heuveleind

/ˈɦøː.vəlˌɛi̯nt/

Compound of heuvel (“hill”) and eind (“end, edge”).


Vleut

First attested as die vloet in 1463. Derived from a variant of dialectal vloet (“low-lying pasture next to a watercourse which floods regularly”). A derivation from vloot (“shallow tub”) (here referring to a depression in the landscape) is considered less likely. Compare Vloeieind and Vloet.

A hamlet in Best, North Brabant, Netherlands


Aarle

First attested as aerle in 1496. Compound of Old Dutch *are (“maple, Acer sp.”) and lo (“light forest”). Compare Aarle-Rixtel, Taarlo, Ten Aarlo and Tynaarlo.


Naastenbest

First attested as Naastenbest in 1526. Compound of an inflected form of naast (“most closeby”) and the toponym Best. The element naast was added to distinguish the settlement from Verrenbest. Compare also the toponyms Doonheide and Verreheide.


Breugel

First attested as brogele in 1288. Derived from Proto-Celtic *brogilo (“enclosed area, hunting preserve”).

A village in Son en Breugel, North Brabant, Netherlands


Verrenbest

First attested as verrenbest in 1472. Compound of an inflected form of ver (“far, furthest”) and the toponym Best. The element ver was added to distinguish the settlement from Naastenbest. Compare also the toponyms Doonheide and Verreheide.


Batadorp

Compound of Czech Baťa (a surname) and dorp (“village”). Named after Czech industrialist Tomáš Baťa (1876-1932), who founded a shoe factory near Best in 1894. Similar names are Agodorp, Heveadorp and Philipsdorp. See also Bataguassu, Batatuba, Batayporã, Batawa, বাটানগর (baṭangor) and باٹاپور (Batapur).


Wolfswinkel

First attested as wolfswinkel in 1311. Potentially a compound of wolf (“wolf, Canis lupus”) and winkel (“corner, enclosed piece of land”).

A hamlet in Son en Breugel, North Brabant, Netherlands


Wilhelminadorp

* (Zeeland) Attested as WILHELMINADORP, veelal het Nieuwedorp genoemd in 1849. Compound of Wilhelmina (a personal name) and dorp (“village”). Named after Wilhelmina of Prussia (1774-1837), the wife of King William I. See also Zealandic Wulleminadurp.
* (Noord-Brabant) Compound of Wilhelmina (a personal name) and dorp (“village”). Named after Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (1880-1962) because of the neighbourhood's proximity to the Wilhelminakanaal channel.


Houtens

First attested as HOUTENS, ook wel eens Houtum gespeld in 1851. Compound of hout (“rising deciduous forest”) and heem (“home, settlement”).


Sonniuswijk

Compound of Sonnius (a surname) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”). Named after the Catholic bishop of 's-Hertogenbosch and theologian Franciscus Sonnius (1506-1576).


Hooidonk

First attested as hodunc around 1170-1180. Compound of hoog (“high, elevated”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a marsh”). Compare Haiink.


De Gentiaan

Derived from gentiaan (“gentian, Gentiana sp.”). Originally the name of a farmhouse.

A neighbourhood of Son en Breugel, North Brabant, Netherlands


De Breeakker

Compound of breed (“broad, wide”) and akker (“farmland”).


Eeneind

First attested as enoden in the 14th century. Derived from Middle Dutch eenode (“wasteland, lonely, inhospitable place”). Later reinterpreted as a compound of een (“one”) and eind (“end, edge”).

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Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten
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A village in Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten, North Brabant, Netherlands


't Eigen

First attested as Eige in 1874. Derived from Middle Dutch eigen (“land held by a private owner”).


Nederwetten

First attested as nederwetten in 1485-1486. Etymology uncertain. Perhaps a compound of neder (“lower, downstream”) and Middle Dutch wette (“watering place for cattle”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Opwetten.


Alvershool

First attested as alvenshoel and ten alvensoele in 1455. Compound of alver (“common bleak, Alburnus alburnus”) and hool (“low-lying swampy place”).

A hamlet in Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten, North Brabant, Netherlands


Boord

First attested as boert in 1424. Derived from Middle Dutch boort (“edge, seam, extreme limit”).


De Vloed

First attested as Vloed in 1865. Derived from dialectal vloet (“low-lying pasture next to a watercourse which floods regularly”).


Heerendonk

First attested as de herendoncke in 1650. Compound of heer (“lord”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”). Likely named in reference to the lords of Nederwetten.


Rullen

First attested as ten rullen in 1439. Derived from dialectal rul (“small river”).


Gerwen

First attested as ghaeruwen in 1281. Etymology unknown. Proposed etymologies include a derivation from Middle Dutch gaerwen (“prepare, tan”) or from a term cognate to English yarrow. Compare De Herven.

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Refeling

First attested as reefteringen in 1371. Derived from the plural form of dialectal repel (“strip of land”).

A neighbourhood of Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten, North Brabant, Netherlands


Opwetten

First attested as wetheen in 1312-1350. Etymology uncertain. Perhaps a compound of op (“upper, upstream”) and Middle Dutch wette (“watering place for cattle”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Nederwetten.


Nieuwe Dijk

First attested as nuwedijke in 1424. Derived from nieuw (“new”) and dijk (“levee”). Named after a levee located close to the settlement.


Spekt

First attested as in specke in 1455. Derived from Middle Dutch specke (“brushwood”) with emphatic -t.


Bokt

First attested as op Bokt in 1693. Derived from a variant of beuk (“beech, Fagus sylvatica”) with collectivising suffix -t.

A hamlet in Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands


Olen

First attested as oerle in 1340. Derived from Old Dutch or (“sand mixed with pebbles”) and lo (“light forest”). Compare Oerle and Oirschot.


Sliffert

First attested as SLIFFERT in 1847. Likely a compound of slib (“sediment, mud”) and voorde (“ford, crossing”).


Stad van Gerwen

First attested as den hoff in de stadt in 1650. Derived from stad, here used in the archaic sense "place, location", and van Gerwen (a surname).


Urkhoven

First attested as udrichhoven in 1292. Compound of Middle Dutch Udrik (a personal name) and the dative plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”).


't Coll

First attested as colle domum in 1300. Perhaps derived from Medieval Latin cola (“fyke, fish trap”) or dialectal kol (“place with slightly higher elevation”).


Nieuw Acht

First attested as Nieuw Agt in 1838-1857. Derived from nieuw (“new”) and the toponym Acht.


Langlaar

First attested as lanclaar in 1381. Compound of lang (“long”) and laar (“intensively cultivated forest”).


Son en Breugel

Meronyms: Breugel, Driehoek, Eind, Hooidonk, Houtens, Keske, Son, Sonniuswijk, Wolfswinkel

A municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


Stratum

First attested as straethem in 1312-1350. Compound of straat (“street, way”) and heem (“home, settlement”). Formerly an independent village.

A neighbourhood and former municipality of Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands


Rochusbuurt

A neighbourhood of Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands


Gestel

Potentially attested as gestele around 1173, attested with certainty as ghestel in 1363. Derived from the common toponymic element gestel (“inn, guesthouse”). Formerly an independent village.


Looiakkers

Compound of lo (“light forest”) and the plural form of akker (“farmland”).


Gerardusplein

Compound of Gerardus (a personal name) and plein (“square”). Named after the neighbourhood's central square.


Genneperzijde

Compound of the toponym Gennep and zijde (“side”).


Irisbuurt

Compound of iris (“iris”) and buurt (“neighbourhood”). Named after a former textile mill called De Iris.


Eikenburg

Compound of the plural form of eik (“oak, Quercus sp.”) and burg (“mansion, estate”). The neighbourhood is named after a former boarding school.


Blaarthem

First attested as blartehim around 1173. Probably a compound of Middle Dutch *blaarte (“place without trees”) and heem (“home, settlement”). Formerly an independent hamlet.


Kerstroosplein

Compound of kerstroos (“Christmas rose, Helleborus niger”) and plein (“square”). Named after the neighbourhood's central square.


Kortonjo

First attested as Kortonjo in 1907. Compound of Cor (a personal name), Ton (a personal name) and Jo (a personal name). Named after a villa built by notary Joseph Fens (1846-1917); the name of the house is composed of the shortened forms of his name and that of his wife Cornelia and son Anton.


Witte Dame

Derived from wit (“white”) and dame (“lady”). Named after a building constructed near the current neighbourhood around 1930.


Elzent-Zuid

First attested as Elzent, Den in 1900. Derived from a contracted compound of els (“alder, Alnus sp.”) and hout (“rising forest”) suffixed with zuid (“south”).


De Bergen

A hamlet in Geertruidenberg, North Brabant, Netherlands


Tongelre

First attested as tongerle in 1241. Potentially derived from a compound of Middle Dutch *tonger (“type of plant with a bitter taste”) and lo (“light forest”). Formerly an independent village.


Burghplan

Compound of the toponym Burgh (derived from burg (“castle, fortified house, mansion”)) and plan (“planned community”).


Schuttersbosch

Derived from a compound of schutter (“militiaman”) and bos (“forest”). The name refers to a forest that was used as a training area by the Eindhoven militia.


Woensel

First attested as gunsela in 1107. Compound of either Woen (name of a deity) or a personal name derived from Proto-Germanic *wôð- (“rage, anger”) and either Old Dutch sele (“hall house”) or lo (“light forest”). Formerly an independent village.


Strijp

* (Laarbeek) First attested as op stryp in 1478. Derived from Middle Dutch stripe (“strip of land, elongated, narrow parcel”).
* (Eindhoven) First attested as stripe in 1303. Derived from Middle Dutch stripe (“strip of land, elongated, narrow parcel”). Formerly an independent village.
* (Zuid-Holland) First attested as stripe in 1346. Derived from Middle Dutch stripe (“strip of land, elongated, narrow parcel”). Formerly an independent hamlet.

A hamlet in Laarbeek, North Brabant, Netherlands

A neighbourhood of Rijswijk, South Holland, Netherlands


Doornakkers

First attested as Doornakkers in 1936. Compound of doorn (“thorn bush”) and the plural form of akker (“farmland”).


Oud-Stratum

Derived from oud (“old”) and the toponym Stratum.


Koudenhoven

First attested as caudenhove in 1297. Derived from a compound of koud (“not in use, abandoned”) and the dative singular form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”).


Gildebuurt

Compound of gilde (“guild, trade”) and buurt (“neighbourhood”). The neighbourhood was named after the fact that many of its streets are named after traditional trades and industries.


Mensfort

First attested as Mensvoort in 1715. Derived from voorde (“ford, crossing”).


Begijnenbroek

Compound of the plural form of begijn (“Beguine”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”). Named after a former hamlet that had sprung up around a Beguine complex.


Eckartdal

Compound of the toponym Eckart and dal (“dale, valley”).


Elzent-Noord

First attested as Elzent, Den in 1900. Derived from a contracted compound of els (“alder, Alnus sp.”) and hout (“rising forest”) suffixed with noord (“north”).


Generalenbuurt

Compound of the plural form of generaal (“general”) and buurt (“neighbourhood”). The neighbourhood was named after the fact that many of its streets are named after generals.


Prinsejagt

Compound of prins (“prince”) and jacht (“hunt”). Named after a former farm.


Fellenoord

* (Heusden)
* (Breda) Named after the Fellenoordstraat, a street named after Fellenoord in Eindhoven.
* (Eindhoven) First attested as felle oert in 1561. Compound of an inflected form of fel (“ferocious, dangerous”) and oord (“place”).

A hamlet in Heusden, North Brabant, Netherlands

A neighbourhood of Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands


Ontginning

Derived from ontginning (“tract of land being developed for agriculture”).


Limbeek

First attested as limbeke in 1273. Compound of Middle Dutch lijm (“loam, mud, sludge”) and beek (“brook, stream”).


Kronehoef

First attested as Kroonhoef in 1866. Compound of kroon (“crown”) and hoeve (“farmstead”). Named after a former farm.


De Laak

Derived from the hydronym Laak, which is derived in turn from laak (“natural watercourse”). Named after a mansion constructed by industrialist Anton Philips in 1907.


Dommelbeemd

Compound of the hydronym Dommel and beemd (“alluvial land, pasture”).


Oud-Woensel

Compound of oud (“old”) and the toponym Woensel.


't Hofke

First attested as tgoet gheheyten ten hove in 1433. Derived from a diminutive form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”).


Vredeoord

Compound of vrede (“peace”) and oord (“place”). Named after a former estate.


Poeijers

First attested as poeders in 1325. Potentially derived from Old Dutch podero (“calf, foal”). Alternatively, the toponym may derive from a personal name. Compare Peursum, Poederoijen, Sterksel, Vaarle, Vaarsel, Varsen, Varssel, Varsselder, Varsseveld, Ten Vorsel and Bolsele.


Nieuwe Erven

Derived from nieuw (“new”) and the plural form of erf (“inheritable land”). The toponym refers to a set of communal heathland which was redeveloped in the 1800s.


Oude Toren

Derived from oud (“old”) and toren (“tower”). Named after an old church tower which serves as a local landmark.


Driehoeksbos

Compound of driehoek (“triangle”) and bos (“rising forest”). Named after a forest that was shaped like a triangle.


Woenselse Watermolen

First attested as den HALVEN WOENSELSCHE WATER MOLEN in 1776. Derived from the toponym Woensel and watermolen (“watermill”). Named after a former watermill.


Aanschot

First attested as anscot in 1312. Derived from Middle Dutch aenschot (“common lands next to a settlement”). Compare Overschot and Vrijschot.


Luytelaer

First attested as luttelaer in 1340. Compound of luttel (“small”) and laar (“intensively cultivated forest”).


Vlokhoven

First attested as vlochouen in 1279. Compound of an unclear first element and the dative plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”). The first element may be Middle Dutch vlocke (“waste produced when shearing a sheep”) or a term cognate to Middle Low German vlocke (“flock of sheep”).


Engelsbergen

First attested in 1417. Compound of an unclear first element and berg (“hill, elevated place”).


Schouwbroek

First attested as scautbroec in 1340. Derived from a compound of dialectal schouw (“pasture, hayfield”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”).


Achtse Molen

Derived from the toponym Acht and molen (“mill”).


Achtse Barrier

First attested as Tol in 1866. Derived from the toponym Acht and dialectal barrier (“toll, tollpost”).


Vonderkwartier

Compound of the microtoponym Vonderke and kwartier (“quarter, neighbourhood”). Named after a former bridge.


Eliasterrein

Derived from a compound of Elias (a surname) and terrein (“terrain, area”). Named after a linnen factory constructed by industrialist Joseph Elias (1811-1891).


Vaartbroek

Potentially attested as verenbroec in 1368, attested with certainty as Vaart Broek in 1838-1857. Derived from a compound of vaart (“navigable body of water”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”).


Woenselse Heide

Derived from the toponym Woensel and heide (“heath, heathland”).


Rozenknopje

First attested as Het Rozenknopje in 1911. Derived from the diminutive form of rozenknop (“rosebud”). Named after a former inn.


't Hool

Derived from hool (“low-lying swampy place”).


Genderdal

Compound of the hydronym Gender and dal (“dale, valley”). Compare Genderen.


Oud-Strijp

Derived from oud (“old”) and the toponym Strijp.


Kruidenbuurt

All compounds of the plural form of kruid (“herb”) and buurt (“neighbourhood”). Named after the fact that many streets in the neighbourhoods are named after herbs.

A neighbourhood of Oosterhout, North Brabant, Netherlands

A neighbourhood of Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands

A neighbourhood of Vlaardingen, South Holland, Netherlands


Herdgang

Derived from Middle Dutch hertganc (“pasture, field next to a village where cattle was kept”).


Philipsdorp

First attested as Philipsdorp in 1926. Compound of Philips (a surname) and dorp (“village”). Named after a complex of factory housing constructed for employees of the Philips electronics company. Compare Agodorp, Batadorp and Heveadorp.


Erp

* (Meierijstad) First attested as erthepe in 1134. Etymology uncertain. Perhaps a compound of an unclear first element and Old Dutch *apa (“river, watercourse”). Compare Eerbeek.
* (Eindhoven) First attested as op d'Erp in 1769. Etymology uncertain. Perhaps a compound of an unclear first element and Old Dutch *apa (“river, watercourse”).

A village and former municipality of Meierijstad, North Brabant, Netherlands


Lievendaal

First attested as Lievendaal in 1838-1857. Compound of lief (“sweet, kind”) and dal (“dale, valley”). Named after a former mansion.


Drents Dorp

Compound of Drents (“pertaining to or from Drenthe”) and dorp (“village”). Built to provide accommodation for factory workers from Drenthe.


Ooievaarsnest

Derived from ooievaarsnest (“stork's nest”). Named after a former farmstead.


Wielewaal

* (Noord-Brabant) Derived from wielewaal (“golden oriole, Oriolus oriolus”). Named after a former estate.
* (Zuid-Holland) Compound of the hydronyms Wiel and Waal, both derived from wiel (“kolk lake”).

A neighbourhood of Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands


Oud Kasteel

Derived from oud (“old”) and kasteel (“castle”).


Genderbeemd

First attested as De Beemden in 1897. Compound of the hydronym Gender and beemd (“alluvial land, pasture”). Compare Genderen.


Heesterakker

Compound of heester (“shrub”) and akker (“farmland”).


Rapelenburg

First attested as RAPELENBERG in 1847. Named after a former mansion.


Het Ven

* (Eindhoven) First attested as Het Ven in 1838-1857. Derived from ven (“small pool in a forest or heath”).
* (Meierijstad) Derived from ven (“small pool in a forest or heath”).

A neighbourhood of Meierijstad, North Brabant, Netherlands


De Hurk

First attested as hornek in 1542. Derived from hornik (“corner”). Compare Deelshurk, Hazenhurk, Hoorzik, De Horck, Horick, Horzik and Hurkske.


Halve Maan

* (Noord-Brabant) Derived from half (“halve”) and Maan (“Moon”).
* (Utrecht) Derived from half (“halve”) and Maan (“Moon”). Named after a former farmhouse.

A neighbourhood of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands


Schrijversbuurt

All compounds of the plural form of schrijver (“writer, author”) and buurt (“neighbourhood”). The neighbourhoods' streets are named after famous authors.

A neighbourhood of Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands


Oud-Gestel

Compound of oud (“old”) and the toponym Gestel.


Sintenbuurt

Compound of the plural form of Sint (“saint”) and buurt (“neighbourhood”). The neighbourhood was named for its many streets named after saints.


De Tempel

First attested as Tempel in 1838-1857. Likely derived from tempel (“angular piece of land”). Compare Tempel.


Hagenkamp

First attested in the 16th century. Compound of haag (“hedge, fence”) and kamp (“enclosed piece of land”).


Luchen

First attested as op luchen in 1484. Etymology unknown.

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A hamlet in Geldrop-Mierlo, North Brabant, Netherlands


Loeswijk

First attested as loeswyck in 1498. Compound of an unclear first element and wijk (“village, settlement”).


Skandia

A neighbourhood of Geldrop-Mierlo, North Brabant, Netherlands


Heiderschoor

First attested as Heiderschoor in 1897. Compound of heide (“heath, heathland”) and dialectal schoor (“small bridge”).


Bekelaar

First attested as bekelaer in 1417. Compound of beek (“brook, stream”) and laar (“intensively cultivated forest”).


Voortje

Derived from the diminutive form of voorde (“ford, crossing”).


Kievit

First attested as Kievit in 1866. Derived from kievit (“lapwing, Vanellus vanellus”). Named after a former farmhouse.


Beekweide

Compound of beek (“brook, stream”) and weide (“pasture”).


Oud-Tongelre

Compound of oud (“old”) and the toponym Tongelre.


Zesgehuchten

Compound of zes (“six”) and the plural form of gehucht (“hamlet, rural settlement without a church”). Formerly an independent fiefdom which was named after the six hamlets within its territory: Genoenhuis, Gijzenrooi, Hoog Geldrop, Hout, Hulst and Riel.

A former municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


Coevering

First attested as Couvering in 1742. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from Middle Dutch coever (“basket, hamper, culvert”). Compare Koevering.


Genoenhuis

First attested as Genaanhuis in 1838-1857. If the attestation of 1838 is correct, the toponym is a contracted compound of the definite article ge, oud (“old”) and huis (“house”). If the 1838 attestation is a scribal error, then the toponym is a contracted compound of the definite article ge, nieuw (“new”) and huis (“house”).


Mierlo

First attested as mirle in 1245. Compound of Old Dutch *mier (“swamp”) and lo (“light forest”). Compare Hooge Mierde, Lage Mierde and Melle.

A village and former municipality of Geldrop-Mierlo, North Brabant, Netherlands


Overakker

* (Geldrop-Mierlo) First attested as Overakker in 1874. Compound of over (“on the other side”) and akker (“farmland”).
* (Breda) First attested as overacker in 1462. Compound of over (“on the other side”) and akker (“farmland”).


De Loo

* (Drenthe) First attested as Het Loo in 1792. Derived from lo (“light forest”).
* (Noord-Brabant) First attested as de Loo in 1897. Derived from lo (“light forest”).

A hamlet in Coevorden, Drenthe, Netherlands


Spaaihoef

First attested as De Spaaihoef in 1866. Likely derived from spade (“spade, shovel”) and hoeve (“farmstead”).

A neighbourhood of Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands


Braakhuizen

First attested as Braechuysen in 1635. Compound of braak (“intensively ploughed land, heath converted to farmland”) and the plural form of huis (“house”).


Gijzenrooi

* (Geldrop-Mierlo) First attested as ghisenrode in 1303. Compound of Old Dutch Gîso (a personal name) and rode (“land cleared of trees”).
* (Eindhoven) Named after the hamlet in Geldrop-Mierlo.


Geldrop-Mierlo

Meronyms: Bekelaar, Braakhuizen, De Loo, Geldrop, Genoenhuis, Gijzenrooi, Goor, Heiderschoor, Het Broek, Hout, Hulst, Loeswijk, Luchen, Mierlo, Overakker, Trimpert, Voortje

A municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


Akert

First attested as bouwplan Akert in 1963. Potentially a hydronym. Alternatively, derived from akker (“farmland”) with emphatic -t.


Mierlo-Hout

First attested as ten houte in 1292. Compound of the toponym Mierlo and hout (“rising deciduous forest”). Formerly an independent village.

A neighbourhood of Helmond, North Brabant, Netherlands


Berenbroek

First attested as berenbroec in 1381. Compound of a first element that has been variously interpreted as Middle Dutch beer (“manure, mud that looks like manure”), Middle Dutch beer (“boar, male pig”) and Middle Dutch Bere (a personal name) and broek (“marsh, marshland”).

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A hamlet in Helmond, North Brabant, Netherlands


Stiphout

First attested as stilpot in 1155. Compound of stip (“pallisade”) and hout (“rising deciduous forest”). Compare Stepelo, Stipdonk and Stiepel.

A village and former municipality of Helmond, North Brabant, Netherlands


Brouwhuis

First attested as bruheze in 1300. Compound of Middle Dutch bru (“slop, sludge, mud”) and hees (“brushwood”). The toponym was later reinterpreted as brouwhuis (“brewery”). Compare Breudijk and Bruinisse. Formerly an independent village.


Diepenbroek

First attested as diepenbroeck in 1352. Compound of diep (“low-lying”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”).


Kranenbroek

First attested as Craanenbroek in 1794. Compound of the plural form of kraan (“crane bird”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”).


Kloostereind

First attested as dat Cloester op Bruheze in 1531. Compound of klooster (“monastery”) and eind (“edge, end”).


De Weijer

/də ˈʋɛi̯.ər/

First attested as vivario in vlierden in 1380. Derived from Middle Dutch wijer (“fishpond”).


Geeneind

First attested as gheeneynde in 1452. Compound of the definite article ge and eind (“edge, end”).


Overbrug

First attested as ovverbrugghe in 1381. Compound of over (“on the other side of”) and brug (“bridge”).


Medevoort

First attested as meerenvort in 1430. Compound of Middle Dutch mede (“middle, mid-”) and voorde (“ford, crossing”). As there is no river near the settlement, it is possible that voorde is used here in the rarer sense of "dry road running through a humid area".


Brandevoort

First attested as op Brandevoort in 1634. Compound of the toponym Brand and voorde (“ford, crossing”).


Dierdonk

First attested as dierdonck in 1490. Compound of dier (“wild animal, deer, buck”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”).


Scheepstal

First attested as schepstal in 1246. Compound of Middle Dutch scheep (“ship, boat”) and stal (“anchorage, safe haven”). Compare Aarle-Rixtel and Boxtel.


Houtsdonk

Compound of the toponym Hout and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”).


Ganzenwinkel

First attested as Ganzenwinkel in 1866. Compound of the plural form of gans (“goose, Anser sp.”) and winkel (“corner, enclosed piece of land”).


Binderen

First attested as bindere in 1238. Etymology unknown.

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De Eeuwsels

First attested as Het Eeuwsel in 1838-1857. Derived from the plural form of dialectal eeuwsel (“forest pasture enclosed by coppices on two sides”).


Kruisschot

* (Helmond) Compound of kruis (“cross, crossing, church-”) and schoot (“piece of land that juts upward”).
* (Stiphout) First attested as cruyscot in 1326. Compound of kruis (“cross, crossing, church-”) and schoot (“piece of land that juts upward”).


Rijpelberg

First attested as rypelberch in 1380. Derived from dialectal repel (“elongated strip, elongated parcel”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).
The neighbourhood is named after the hamlet.


Beisterveld

Derived from Middle Dutch bijstervelt (“inhospitable area, chaffing and infertile land”).


Beisterveldse Broek

Derived from the toponym Beisterveld and broek (“marsh, marshland”).


Achterbosch

First attested as Achterbosch in 1838-1857. Compound of achter (“back, rear”) and bos (“forest”).

A hamlet in Laarbeek, North Brabant, Netherlands


Bemmer

First attested as Bemmerstraat in 1840. Potentially derived from beemd (“alluvial land, pasture”). Originally suffixed with straat (“street, way”).


Beemdkant

First attested as Beemdkant in 1874. Compound of beemd (“alluvial land, pasture”) and kant (“side, edge”).


Donkersvoort

First attested as Donkersvoort in 1838-1857. Compound of the toponym Donk (now part of Beek en Donk) and voorde (“ford, crossing”).


Karstraat

First attested as aen die karstraat in 1470. Compound of kar (“vehicle, cart”) and straat (“street, way”).


Mariahout

First attested as Mariahout in 1942. Compound of the name of Saint Mary and hout (“rising deciduous forest”). The toponym was chosen by analogy with Lieshout and Stiphout.

A village in Laarbeek, North Brabant, Netherlands


't Hof

First attested as HOF (HET) in 1844. Derived from hof (“farmstead, homestead”).


Beek en Donk

Beek is first attested as in beke in 1286. Donk is first attested as ter donck in 1304. Beek is derived from beek (“brook, stream”). Donk is derived from donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”). Formerly two independent villages.

A village and former municipality of Laarbeek, North Brabant, Netherlands


Het Laar

First attested as Het Laar in 1838-1857. Derived from laar (“intensively cultivated forest”).


De Biezen

First attested as De Biezen in 1986. Derived from the plural form of bies (“rush, Scirpus sp.”).


Ginderdoor

* (Alphen-Chaam) First attested as ghinderen doer in 1528. Compound of ginder (“yonder”) and door (“through, past”). Compare Ginderover.
* (Laarbeek) First attested as ginderdore in 1311. Compound of ginder (“yonder”) and door (“through, past”). Compare Ginderover.

A hamlet in Alphen-Chaam, North Brabant, Netherlands


Deense Hoek

First attested as Deensenhoek in 1838-1857. Probably derived from Denis (a surname) and hoek (“isolated place”).


Aarle-Rixtel

Aarle is first attested as arleh in 1249. Rixtel is first attested as ricstelle in 1179. Aarle derives from a compound of Old Dutch *are (“maple, Acer sp.”) and lo (“light forest”). Rixtel derives from a compound of an unclear first element and Middle Dutch stelle (“stable, safe haven”). The first element may be Middle Dutch rîc (“wealthy, powerful”) or ric (“narrow strip of land, path”). Compare for Aarle Aarle, Taarlo, Ten Arlo and Tynaarlo. Compare for Rixtel Boxtel and Scheepstal.


Lieshout

First attested as litholz in 1146. Etymology uncertain. Potentially a compound of an uncertain first element and hout (“rising deciduous forest”). The first element may be related to Old High German lesa (“wrinkle”) and Middle Dutch lese (“track, furrow”). Alternatively, the toponym may derive from an unknown word suffixed with the collectivising suffix Old Dutch *-uþi. Compare Boekend, Leesten, Leusden, Lieseind, Liessent, Ulvend and Vaareind.


Laarbeek

Compound of the toponym Het Laar and beek (“brook, stream”). The first element was chosen because of the hamlet's central location in the new municipality, while the second element was chosen as a reference to the many streams that cross it. The name is also a composite of the names of the three municipalities which fused to form it: Lieshout, Aarle-Rixtel and Beek en Donk.

Meronyms: Aarle-Rixtel, Achterbosch, Beek en Donk, Beemdkant, Bemmer, Broek, Broekkant, De Biezen, Deense Hoek, Donkersvoort, Ginderdoor, Groenewoud, Heereind, Heikant, Het Laar, Hool, Karstraat, Lieshout, Mariahout, Peeldijk, Strijp, 't Hof


Beukelaar

First attested as ten buekelaer in 1374. Compound of beuk (“beech, Fagus sylvatica”) and laar (“intensively cultivated forest”).

A hamlet in Meierijstad, North Brabant, Netherlands


Nijnsel

First attested as neynsel in 1288. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and Old Dutch sele (“hall house”).

A village in Meierijstad, North Brabant, Netherlands


Hermalen

First attested as hermalen in 1314. Compound of Old Dutch her (“army, host”) and mala (“gathering, meeting place”). Compare Harmelen.


Mariaheide

First attested as Heide in 1848. Compound of Maria (a personal name) and heide (“heath, heathland”). Named after a monastery dedicated to Saint Mary.


Keldonk

First attested as cheldunc just before 1233. Compound of an unclear first element and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a marsh”). The first element is potentially related to dialectal kel (“small artificial watercourse used to provide water to a watermill”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Boerdonk and Donk in Beek en Donk.


Achterste Hermalen

First attested as d'Achterste Herremaelen in 1654. Derived from achterste (“rearmost”) and the toponym Hermalen.


Olland

First attested as onlant and ollant in 1290. Derived from Middle Dutch onlant (“poor, humid land”).


Boerdonk

First attested as boerdonc in 1311. Compound of boer (“farmer”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”). So named to distinguish the settlement from the Donk in Beek en Donk and Keldonk.


Bolst

First attested as aen die bolst in 1383. Etymology unknown. Perhaps derived from bol (“round, convex”), here referring to an elevated location.

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Wijbosch

First attested as wijbos in 1320. Compound of wij (“sacred, holy”) and bos (“rising forest”). Compare Weibossen.


Sint-Oedenrode

First attested as A. Rodae Comitis in the 12th century. Compound of Sint (“saint”), Oda (a personal name) and rode (“land cleared of trees”). Named after Saint Oda of Scotland, who fled from Scotland to Brabant and became a hermit, reportedly somewhere near the future city.

A city and former municipality of Meierijstad, North Brabant, Netherlands


Dorshout

First attested as dorhout in 1385. Compound of dor (“dry, barren”) and hout (“rising deciduous forest”).


Eerschot

First attested as erscot in 1248. Compound of an unclear first element and schoot (“piece of land that juts upward”). The first element may be a personal name. Compare Eersel. Formerly an independent hamlet.

A neighbourhood of Meierijstad, North Brabant, Netherlands


Elde

First attested as elde in 1293. Etymology unknown. Perhaps derived from a term cognate to Old Norse eldr (“fire”) or eldi (“food, meal”). Compare Aalden.

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Everse

First attested as eversche and evershude in 1404. Etymology unknown. Some attestations appear to suggest a derivation from a compound of ever (“boar, male pig”) and schot (“enclosed space, fenced-in land”) or schoot (“piece of land that juts upward”), but this hypothetical compound does not match the oldest attestations.

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Doornhoek

* (Meierijstad) First attested as Doerenhoek in 1591. Compound of doorn (“thorn bush”) and hoek (“isolated place”).
* (Sint-Michielsgestel) First attested as Doornhoek in 1838-1857. Compound of doorn (“thorn bush”) and hoek (“isolated place”).

A hamlet in Sint-Michielsgestel, North Brabant, Netherlands


Eerde

* (Noord-Brabant) First attested as eirde in 1309. Derived from the dative singular form of Middle Dutch aard (“tilled land, farmland”). Compare Aerdt, Pannerden and Ter Aard.
* (Overijssel) First attested as erde in 1319. Derived from the dative singular form of Middle Dutch aard (“tilled land, farmland”). Compare Aerdt, Pannerden and Ter Aard.

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A hamlet in Ommen, Overijssel, Netherlands


Kapeleind

First attested as capel aent weibosch in 1428. Compound of kapel (“chapel”) and eind (“end, edge”).


Jekschot

First attested as yecschot and yecscot in 1311. Etymology unknown. Compound of an unknown first element and schoot (“piece of land that juts upward”) or schot (“enclosed area, fenced-in land”).

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Havelt

First attested as hanevelt in 1300. Compound of Middle Dutch hane (“black grouse, Lyrurus tetrix”) and veld (“field”).


Kremselen

First attested as Kremsel in 1895. Etymology unknown.

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Schijndel

First attested as scinlre mere just before 1233. Compound of an unclear first element and lo (“light forest”). The first element may be cognate with Old Frisian skene (“scurf, dandruff”) and dialectal schin (“dandruff”). A relationship with schijnen (“shine, glitter”) is less likely.

A village and former municipality of Meierijstad, North Brabant, Netherlands


Kempkens

First attested as aent kempken in 1530. Derived from the plural form of a diminutive variant of kamp (“enclosed piece of land”).


Zijtaart

First attested as in zitart in 1366. Presumably derived from Middle Dutch sitter (“common land”) (indirectly derived from Latin sectura (“common land”)) with epenthetic -t. An alternative hypothesis proposes a derivation from Old High German sigituri (“section of forest intended for logging”) (derived from Latin secretarium). Compare Sittard, Zittard and Zittert.


Kraanmeer

First attested as op die craenmeer in 1418. Compound of kraan (“crane bird”) and meer (“lake, pool”).


Hoeves

First attested as aent Hoeves in 1726. Potentially a contracted compound of hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size, farmstead”) and huis (“house”). Compare Lankes, Noenes, Oosterens and Strateris.


Lagebiezen

First attested as aen die Biesen in 1530. Compound of laag (“low, lower”) and the plural form of bies (“rush, Scirpus sp.”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Hoogebiezen.


Hoogebiezen

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.


Hurkske

First attested as aent horriken in 1450. Derived from the diminutive form of a contracted variant of hornik (“corner”). Compare Deelshurk, Hazenhurk, Hoorzik, De Horck, Horick, Horzik and De Hurk.


De Bus

* (Meierijstad, Schijndel) First attested as de Bus in 1775. Derived from a dialectal variant of bos (“rising forest”).
* (Meierijstad, Sint-Oedenrode) First attested as indenbossch in 1451. Derived from a dialectal variant of bos (“rising forest”).
* (Sint-Michielsgestel) Derived from a dialectal variant of bos (“rising forest”).


Koevering

* (Meierijstad) First attested as coverringhe in 1312. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from Middle Dutch coever (“basket, hamper, culvert”). Compare Coevering.
* (Steenbergen) First attested as ter coeueringhen in 1295. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from Middle Dutch coever (“basket, hamper, culvert”). Compare Coevering.

A hamlet in Steenbergen, North Brabant, Netherlands


Heuvelberg

First attested as Heuvelberg in 1545. Tautological compound of heuvel (“hill”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).


Meierijstad

Compound of Meierij and stad (“city”). Named after the Meierij of 's-Hertogenbosch, a bailiwick which dominated the eastern areas of Noord-Brabant until 1795.

Meronyms: Achterste Hermalen, Beukelaar, Boerdonk, Bolst, Boskant, Bus, De Bus, De Laren, Dijk, Doornhoek, Dorshout, Driehuizen, Eerde, Elde, Erp, Everse, Ham, Havelt, Hermalen, Het Schoor, Heuvel, Heuvelberg, Hoek, Hoeves, Hoogebiezen, Houterd, Hurkske, Jekschot, Kapeleind, Keldonk, Kempkens, Koevering, Kraanmeer, Kremselen, Lagebiezen, Lieseind, Looieind, Mariaheide, Meijldoorn, Middegaal, Morsche Hoef, Mosbulten, Nijnsel, Oetelaar, Olland, Rijkerbeek, Schijndel, Schoor, Sint-Oedenrode, Veghel, Ven, Vernhout, Vressel, Weieven, Wijbosch, Zandhoef, Zijtaart, Zondveld, Zwijnsbergen


Looieind

First attested as loeynde in 1420. Compound of lo (“light forest”) and eind (“edge, end”).


Meijldoorn

First attested as Mijldoren in 1524. Compound of an unknown first element and doorn (“thorn bush”).


De Laren

First attested as in Erp inde laaren in 1575. Derived from the plural form of laar (“intensively cultivated forest”).


Mosbulten

First attested as aan de mosbulten in 1680. Derived from mos (“moss, Bryophyta”) and the plural form of bult (“slightly elevated place”).


Rijkerbeek

First attested as op Rijkerbeeck in 1579. Derived from Rijker (a personal name) and beek (“brook, stream”).


Vernhout

First attested as tgoit ten vernhout in 1340. Compound of an inflected form of ver (“far, distant”) and hout (“rising deciduous forest”). So named to distinguish the settlement from a former hamlet called Hout which was once located close to Sint-Oedenrode.


Zandhoef

Compound of zand (“sand”) and hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size, farmstead”).


Leest

First attested as aan de leest in 1539. Potentially derived from leest (“last, boottree”) as a reference to the shape of a field.


Oetelaar

First attested as d'oettlaer in 1352. Etymology uncertain. Potentially a compound of a dialectal form of uit (“outer, outwards”) and laar (“intensively cultivated forest”).


Houterd

First attested as die hauthart in 1304. Etymology unclear. Potentially derived from Proto-Germanic *halahdra (“juniper bush”) with collectivising suffix -t. Compare Haaltert and Houwaart.

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Boschweg

First attested as opten Boschweg in 1500. Compound of the toponym 's-Hertogenbosch and weg (“way, road”).


Lieseind

First attested as lyesscot in 1372 and 1384. Derived from a compound of lies (“great manna grass, Glyceria maxima”) and either schot (“enclosed space, fenced-in territory”) or schit (“boundary, watershed”). The second element was later reinterpreted as hout (“rising deciduous forest”) and eind (“end, edge”). Compare Boekend, Lieshout, Liessent, Ulvend and Vaareind.


Hoevenbraak

First attested as op Hoevenbraecke in 1693. Compound of the plural form of hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size, farmstead”) and braak (“intensively ploughed land, heath converted to farmland”).


Zwijnsbergen

First attested as zweensbergen in 1498. Compound of Middle Dutch Sween (a personal name) and berg (“hill, elevated place”). Compare Zweins.


Het Schoor

First attested as ten scoere in 1312-1350. Derived from schoor, a term which can be interpreted as "riverbank", "small bridge over a river" and "land next to a watercourse".


Middegaal

First attested as middegael in 1387. Compound of Middle Dutch midde (“middle, mid-”) and a second element of unknown etymology. Proposed etymologies for the second element include a derivation from a compound of either Proto-Germanic *galan- (“rage, sing”) or gal (“bile, yellow”) and aa (“body of water, river”) or from Proto-Germanic *alha- (“homestead, farmstead”) prefixed with the collectivising prefix ga-. Compare Gaal, Galder and Maasniel.

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Zondveld

First attested as sontfelt in 1300. Compound of an uncertain first element and veld (“field”). The first element has been tentatively linked to Proto-Germanic *sund- (“southern, south-”).


Weieven

/ˈʋɛi̯.əˌvɛn/


De Bunders

Derived from the plural form of bunder (“measure of land”), used here in a dialectal sense to refer to plots of agricultural land in general.


Middelrode

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.

A village in Sint-Michielsgestel, North Brabant, Netherlands


Morsche Hoef

First attested as de Morse Hoeff in 1699. Derived from Mors (a surname) or an otherwise unknown toponym Mors and hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size, farmstead”).


Beekveld

Compound of beek (“brook, stream”) and veld (“field”).


Maaskantje

First attested as het Maaskantje in 1750. Likely a compound of Middle Dutch mase (“mud, sludge”) and kant (“side, edge”).


Gemonde

First attested as datmunda in 698-699. Derived from Old Dutch munt (“mouth of a river”) prefixed with the collectivising prefix ga-. Compare Gemert.


Den Dungen

First attested as super donghen prope buscum in 1300. Derived from the plural form of Middle Dutch donc (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”).

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A village and former municipality of Sint-Michielsgestel, North Brabant, Netherlands


Berlicum

First attested as berlekem and berlikem in 1237. Compound of Old Dutch Berilo (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and heem (“home, settlement”).


De Loofaert

First attested as op de loefoert in 1392. Derived from a compound of an unclear first element and voorde (“ford, crossing”). The first element may be related to lo (“light forest”) or dialectal loof (“sluggish, tired”).


Nijvelaar

First attested as ijvelaer in 1472. Compound of dialectal ijf (“yew, Taxus sp.”) and laar (“intensively cultivated forest”). The initial n developed as a result of an inflected form of the definite article de being contracted into the toponym.


Venkant

First attested as aan de Venkant in 1683. Derived from ven (“small pool in a forest or heath”) and kant (“side, edge”).

A neighbourhood of Sint-Michielsgestel, North Brabant, Netherlands


Ruimel

First attested as rumelacha in 698-699. Potentially a compound of Old Dutch rûm (“wide, spacious”) and lo (“light forest”).


Besselaar

First attested as bersselare in 1482. Derived from either a Germanic term cognate to or directly from Latin bersa (“enclosed hunting grounds”) and laar (“intensively cultivated forest”). Compare Bears, Beers, Beersdonk, Beerze, Middelbeers, Oostelbeers and Westelbeers.


Plein

* (Berlicum) First attested as aan de Plein naast de Brantsche Heijde in 1676. Derived from plein, used here in the dialectal sense of "open plain".
* (Sint-Michielsgestel) Derived from plein, used here in the dialectal sense of "open plain".