Oost-Maarland

Oost is first attested as oys in 1140. Maarland is first attested as marlant in 1330. Oost is likely derived from Proto-Germanic *agwjô (“land next to a watercourse”). Maarland is derived from a compound of Middle Dutch maar (“lake, pool”) and land (“land”). Formerly an independent village and hamlet.
See also Limburgish Oêsj-Moarend.


Bergenhuizen

First attested as Bergershoysen in 1537. Compound of either an otherwise unknown toponym Berg (derived from berg (“hill, elevated place”)) or Bergens (“a surname”) and the dative plural form of huis (“home”).
See also Limburgish Bergenhoëze.

A hamlet in Eijsden-Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands.


Groot-Welsden

Potentially attested as in welpesdale in 1196, attested with certainty as welpesdael in 1224. Derived from a compound of either welp (“cub, young wolf”) or Middle Dutch Welp (“a personal name”) and dal (“dale, valley”) prefixed with groot (“great, big”). The element groot was added to distinguish the settlement from Klein-Welsden.
See also Limburgish Groeët-Welsde.


Gasthuis

First attested as gasthuyis in 1450. Derived from gasthuis (“hospital”). Named after a hospital that served pilgrims on the Maastricht-Aachen road.
See also Limburgish Gastes.


Bruisterbosch

First attested as terra nova de sarto in 1157. Compound of the toponym Breust and bos (“rising forest”).
See also Limburgish Bruusjterbusj.


Honthem

First attested as huynthem in 1375. Compound of Old Dutch Hundo (“a personal name”) and heem (“home, settlement”).
See also Limburgish Hoontem.


Hoogcruts

First attested as opt cruytz by slenich in 1495. Derived from a compound of hoog (“high, upper”) and Middle Dutch kruuts (“cross”). The toponym refers to a monastery of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre that the settlement formed around.
See also Limburgish Ge Kruuts.


Breust

First attested as villam Brusti in 965. Perhaps derived from Old Dutch brus (“thorn bush, brushwood”) with collectivising suffix -t or related to Old High German brust (“abyss, steep incline”). Compare Brust.

cog

A hamlet and former municipality of Eijsden-Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands.


Herkenrade

First attested as herckenroede in 1309. Potentially a compound of Old Dutch Hariko (“a personal name”) and rode (“land cleared of trees”). Less-likely alternative readings of the first element include Old Dutch harag (“holy place”), Latin arca (“chest, box”) and an otherwise unknown and inexplicable term Middle Dutch *herk. Compare Herkenbosch.
See also Limburgish Herkenter.


Klein-Welsden

First attested as Cleyn Welsen in 1603. Derived from a compound of either welp (“cub, young wolf”) or Middle Dutch Welp (“a personal name”) and dal (“dale, valley”) prefixed with klein (“small, lesser”). The element klein was added to distinguish the settlement from Groot-Welsden.
See also Limburgish Klae-Welsde.


Moerslag

First attested as moerselo and morslo in 1390. Likely a compound of Middle Dutch mors (“land next to water, marshland, pasture”) and lo (“light forest, pool”). The second element was gradually reinterpreted as slag (“division of lands to be converted to farmland”). Compare Moorsel.
See also Limburgish Moersjelt.


Schey

First attested as Schey in 1803-1820. Derived from scheide (“watershed, border, hill ridge”).


Hoog-Caestert

First attested as caffstert in 1316. Compound of hoog (“high, upper”) and kalverstaart (“calf's tail”). The toponym is either a perjorative designation for a piece of land with an irregular shape or refers to a former inn. The element hoog was added at a later date to distinguish the settlement from Laag-Caestert.
See also Limburgish Hoekaasjtert.


't Rooth

First attested as roet in 1368. Derived from rode (“land cleared of trees”).
See also Limburgish 't Roeët.


Libeek

First attested as le chastel de lyboi around 1286. Potentially derived from a compound of Proto-Germanic *hliþa- (“slope, incline”) and beek (“brook, stream”). Compare Leebeke and Lubbeek.
See also Limburgish Liebik.


Laag-Caestert

First attested as Caustert in 1619. Compound of laag (“low, lower”) and kalverstaart (“calf's tail”). The toponym is either a perjorative designation for a piece of land with an irregular shape or refers to a former inn. The element laag was added at a later date to distinguish the settlement from Hoog-Caestert.
See also Limburgish Liekaasjtert.


Withuis

/ˈʋɪt.ɦœy̯s/

Potentially attested as withuis in 1399-1400, attested with certainty as Withuys in 1803-1820. Derived from a compound of wit (“white”) and huis (“house”). Named after a farmhouse formerly owned by the Cistercian monastery of Val-Saint-Lambert in Liège.
See also Limburgish 't Wiethoês.


Nekum

A hamlet in Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands.


Wolfshuis

First attested as Wolfshuys in 1803-1820. Derived from a compound of Wolf (“a personal name”) and huis (“house”).
See also Limburgish Wolfses.


Mariënwaard

First attested as Mariënwerth in 1899. Compound of the name of Saint Mary and waard (“land next to water, riverine island”). Named after a nearby manor.


Sint Antoniusbank

Attested as Antonius-Bank (Saint) in 1835. Compound of the name of Saint Anthony the Great and bank (“law court, judicial entity”). The hamlet was named after the Maastricht monastery of the Hospital Brothers of Saint Anthony, which formerly owned the hamlet.

Hospital Brothers of Saint Anthony
Saint Anthony the Great


Ulvend

First attested as Ulvent in 1835. Etymology unknown. Unlikely to be derived from a compound of uil (“owl”) and veld (“field”). Perhaps comparable to Boekend, Lieseind, Lieshout, Liessent, Ulvenhout and Vaareind.

unk

unknown


Terhorst

* (Drenthe) First attested as HORST (TER) in 1844. Derived from a compound of te (“at”) and horst (“overgrown elevated place”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Ter Horst.
* (Limburg) First attested as Terhorst in 1803-1820. Derived from a compound of te (“at”) and horst (“overgrown elevated place”). See also Limburgish Terhoorsj.

A hamlet in Midden-Drenthe, Drenthe, Netherlands.


Vroelen

First attested as Vroelen in 1803-1820. Etymology unknown. Perhaps derived from a compound of vroon (“lordly”) and lo (“light forest”) or (somewhat less-likely) from a compound of dialectal vroe (“cheerful, happy”) and lo. Compare Fromberg, Vroendaal and Vroenhof.
See also Limburgish Vroële.

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Terlinden

First attested as te der Linden in 1545. Derived from a compound of an inflected form of te (“at”) and linde (“linden, Tilia sp.”).
See also Limburgish Terlinne.


Sint Pieter

* (Zeeland) Attested as St. Pieter in 1866. Named after Saint Peter. Allegedly named after a former Spanish fortress, although the hamlet may actually be named after a former church dedicated to Saint Peter.
* (Limburg) First attested as Sanctum Petrum in 1155. Named after Saint Peter. Formerly an independent village.

A hamlet in Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands.


Moorveld

First attested as moervelt in 1244. Compound of moer (“peat bog, turf extraction area”) and veld (“field”).
See also Limburgish Mwórveld.

A village in Meerssen, Limburg, Netherlands.


Geulle

First attested as gole in 1298. Derived from the hydronym Geul.
See also Limburgish Gäöl.

A village and former municipality of Meerssen, Limburg, Netherlands.


Rothem

First attested as roetheym in 1382. Compound of rode (“land cleared of trees”) and heem (“home, settlement”).
See also Limburgish Raotem.


Geulle aan de Maas

Derived from the hydronym Geul. The identifier aan de Maas ("on the Meuse") was added at a later date to distinguish the settlement from Geulle.
See also Limburgish Gäöl aan de Maas.


Ulestraten

First attested as hulenstroten in 1335. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch Ulo (“a personal name”) or ule (“owl”) and the plural form of straat (“street”). An alternative explanation interprets the toponym as a compound of ool (“land next to water, humid low-lying land”) and stroet (“wetland overgrown with brushwood”).
See also Limburgish Ulesjtraote.


Snijdersberg

First attested as Sniedesberg in 1803-1820. Derived from a compound of Snijders (“a surname”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).
See also Limburgish Sniedersberg.

A hamlet in Meerssen, Limburg, Netherlands.


Waterval

First attested as waterval in 1400. Derived from waterval (“waterfall”).


Hussenberg

First attested as Huschensberg in 1803-1820. Compound of a dialectal diminutive form of huis (“house”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”). No relationship with Limburgish hussen (“gnomes”).
See also Limburgish De Husjeberg.


Voulwames

First attested as voulwambeys in 1626. Derived from Limburgish vuilwammes (“dirty person, slob”), here referring either to a field or to the impoverished state of the hamlet.
See also Limburgish 't Voelwames.


Vliek

First attested as fleke in 1335. Perhaps derived from Middle Dutch vleke (“wing”). An alternative hypothesis proposes a derivation from a diminutive form of Middle Dutch vlake (“screen, wicker”).


Humcoven

First attested as heymcoeven in 1660. Compound of Old Dutch Heimo (“a personal name”) suffixed with -ing- and the dative plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”).
See also Limburgish Humkove.


Oostbroek

* (Limburg) First attested as Overbrock in 1803-1820. Compound of oost (“east-, eastern”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”). The element oost was added to distinguish the settlement from Westbroek. See also Limburgish 't Klei-Brook.
* (Zuid-Holland) First attested as Oostbroek in 1874. Compound of oost (“east-, eastern”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”). Named after a former farmhouse.


Schietecoven

First attested as Schitekoven in 1501. Etymology uncertain. Perhaps derived from Old Dutch *Scite (“a personal name”) and the dative plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”). However, there are no known cognates of the name *Scite in Limburg. Compare Schettens.
See also Limburgish Sjietekove.


Catsop

First attested as catsop in 1361. Etymology uncertain. The element -op appears to refer to an elevated location. One etymology proposes a derivation from a compound of a first element cognate to Limburgish kaatsj (“slime, dreck”) and Old Dutch *apa (“river, stream”); however, it is unclear which body of water this hypothetical compound would refer to.
See also Limburgish Katsep.

A hamlet in Stein, Limburg, Netherlands.


Terhagen

First attested as Terhagen in 1835. Compound of te (“at”) and the plural form of haag (“fence, enclosed area, homestead”).
See also Limburgish Terhage.


Brachterbeek

First attested as beke in 1427. Compound derived from a hydronym and beek (“brook, stream”).
See also Limburgish De Baek.

A village in Maasgouw, Limburg, Netherlands.


Berg aan de Maas

First attested as berge in 1294-1295. Derived from berg (“hill, elevated place”). The identifier aan de Maas ("on the Meuse") was added at a later date to distinguish the settlement from nearby villages also called Berg.
See also Limburgish Berg.

A village in Stein, Limburg, Netherlands.


Baarstraat

First attested as Baerstraet in 1803-1820. Compound of baar (“barrier”) and straat (“street, road”).
See also Limburgish Baarstraot.

A hamlet in Maasgouw, Limburg, Netherlands.


Maasband

First attested as Masbang in 1803-1820. Compound of the hydronym Maas and beemd (“alluvial land, pasture”).
See also Limburgish De Maasbendj.


Westbroek

* (Utrecht) First attested as westbroick in 1394. Compound of Middle Dutch west (“west-, western”) and broec (“marsh, marshland”).
* (Limburg) First attested as Brock in 1803-1820. Compound of west (“west-, western”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”). The element west was added to distinguish the settlement from Oostbroek. See also Limburgish 't Grwat-Brook.

A village and former municipality of De Bilt, Utrecht, Netherlands.


Santfort

First attested as Zandfort in 1835. Compound of zand (“sand”) and voorde (“ford, crossing”).


Nattenhoven

Potentially attested as Attenhoven in 1553, attested with certainty as Nattenhoven in 1790. Potentially derived from a compound of Old Dutch Natto (“a personal name”) or Atto (“a personal name”) and the dative plural of hof (“farmstead, homestead”).
See also Limburgish Nattenhaove.


Kleine Meers

First attested as Kleinemeersch in 1777-1831. Derived from klein (“small, lesser”) and the toponym Meers.
See also Limburgish Klein Maes.


Hulsen

* (Meerssen) First attested as hulsel in 1312-1315. Derived from a compound of Middle Dutch huls (“holly, Ilex aquifolium”) and lo (“light forest”).
* (Nederweert) First attested as Hulschen in 1790. Derived from the dative plural form of Middle Dutch huls (“holly, Ilex aquifolium”).
* (Overijssel) First attested as hulsen in 1333. Derived from the dative plural form of Middle Dutch huls (“holly, Ilex aquifolium”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Hulsn.

inh

A hamlet in Nederweert, Limburg, Netherlands.

A hamlet in Hellendoorn, Overijssel, Netherlands.


Weerd

First attested as de Linnerweert in 1838-1857. Derived from weerd (“land next to water, riverine island”).
See also Limburgish De Weerd.


Raar

First attested as roder in 1347. Derived from the plural form of rode (“land cleared of trees”). Not a compound of rode and haar (“sandy ridge”). Compare Het Raan, Raren, Rha, Rhaan, Rhoon and Roden.
See also Limburgish Raor.


Nieuwdorp

* (Zeeland) Attested as Het Nieuwe Dorp around 1750. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and dorp (“village, settlement”). See also Zealandic 't Nieuwedurp.
* (Limburg) Compound of nieuw (“new”) and dorp (“village, settlement”). See also Limburgish Nuujdörp.

A village in Borsele, Zeeland, Netherlands.


Bilt

First attested as het Bild in 1867. Perhaps derived from Limburgish bild (“image of a saint”) after a local chapel. No relation to Middle Dutch *belt (“belt, border zone”) or Het Bildt.


Panheel

First attested as panhedel in 1417-1518. Compound of an uncertain first element and the toponym Heel. The first element may be pan (“roof tile”) or pan (“bowl-shaped depression in the landscape”).
See also Limburgish Panhael.


Elsloo

* (Limburg) Potentially attested as elisla in 1002, attested with certainty as eleslo in 1111. Compound of Old Dutch elis (“alder, Alnus sp.”) and lo (“light forest”). See also Limburgish Aelse.
* (Friesland) First attested as elslo in 1405. Compound of Middle Dutch els (“alder, Alnus sp.”) and lo (“light forest”). See also West Frisian Elslo and Dutch Low Saxon Else.

A village and former municipality of Stein, Limburg, Netherlands.

A village in Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands.


Ohé en Laak

Ohé is first attested as o in 1343. Laak is first attested as Laeck in 1592. Ohé is derived from ooi (“land next to a watercourse”), while Laak is derived from laak (“natural watercourse”). Formerly two independent villages.

A village and former municipality of Maasgouw, Limburg, Netherlands.


Urmond

First attested as ouermunte in 1153. Compound of over (“upper, upstream”) and Old Dutch munte (“hill, place of refuge during flooding”) (borrowed from Latin mons (“mountain, hill”)). The second element was quickly reinterpreted to mond (“mouth”) while the first element was converted into a hydronym Ur by analogy with Roermond.
See also Limburgish Uermend, Werment.


Broekhoven

* (Limburg) First attested as Broekhoven in 1803-1820. Compound of broek (“marsh, marshland”) and the dative plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”). See also Limburgish Brookhaove.
* (Bergeijk) First attested as brukouen and bruchowen in the first quarter of the 13th century. Compound of broek (“marsh, marshland”) and the dative plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”).
* (Tilburg) First attested as broechoven in 1309. Compound of broek (“marsh, marshland”) and the dative plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”).

A hamlet in Bergeijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.


Stevensweert

First attested as werde in 1221. Derived from a compound of the name of Saint Stephen and weert (“land next to water, riverine island”).
See also Limburgish Staeveswaert.


Maasbracht

First attested as bragth in 1265. Compound of the hydronym Maas and a term etymologically related to breken (“break”), here referring to newly developed lands. The element Maas was added at a later date to distinguish the settlement from Bracht. Compare Remmerden.
See also Limburgish Brach.


Heibloem

First attested as de Heijblom in 1838-1857. Derived from a compound of hei (“heath, heathland”) and bloem (“flower”). Named after a former agricultural colony for impoverished adolescents.
See also Limburgish De Heibloom.

A village in Leudal, Limburg, Netherlands.


Baexem

First attested as baxen in 1244. Likely a compound of Old Dutch Bako (“a personal name”) and heem (“home, settlement”).
See also Limburgish Boaksum, Baoksem.

A village and former municipality of Leudal, Limburg, Netherlands.


Grathem

First attested as grathem in 1116. Perhaps a compound of either Old Dutch grat (“hill ridge, elevated place”) or *grat (“pinewood branch”) and heem (“home, settlement”).
See also Limburgish Gratem.


Haler

First attested as harle in 1244 and 1299. Compound of haar (“sandy ridge”) and lo (“light forest”).
See also Limburgish Haalder.


Uffelse

First attested as offels in 1531. Etymology unknown. Tenuously linked to Old Dutch Uffilo (“a personal name”). Compare Uffelte.
See also Limburgish Öffelse.

unk

unknown


Hunsel

First attested as hunsel in 1400. Difficult to interpret due to a paucity of older attestations. Potentially a compound of Old Dutch Hund (“a personal name”) and either lo (“light forest”) or sele (“hall house”).


Heythuysen

-ɛi̯tɦœy̯sən

First attested as heythusen in 1383. Compound of Middle Dutch heyt (“heath, heathland”) and the dative plural form of hus (“house”).
See also Limburgish Heitse.


Ittervoort

First attested as itervort in 1252. Compound of the hydronym Itter and voorde (“ford, crossing”). Compare Itteren and Neeritter.


Buggenum

First attested as bugnem in 1230. Compound of Old Dutch Buggo (“a personal name”) and heem (“home, settlement”). The reading of the first element as beuk (“beech, Fagus sylvatica”) is erroneous.
See also Limburgish Bögkeme, Böggeme.


Beegden

Potentially attested as beegedem in 1202, attested with certainty as bekede in 1264. Etymology uncertain. Perhaps related to boog (“bend, riverbend”) with the dative plural form of a collectivising suffix Old Dutch *-iþi. Erroneously interpreted as a compound of an uncertain first element and heem (“home, settlement”). Compare Beugen and Beugt.
See also Limburgish Bieëgdje.


Kelpen-Oler

Kelpen is first attested as kelpen in 1329. Oler is first attested as oirle in 1329. The etymology of Kelpen is unknown; proposed cognates include Old Norse kelpa (“otter trap”) and Middle Low German kelp (“large man”). Oler is derived from a compound of Middle Dutch *oor (“sand containing pebbles”) and lo (“open forest”). Compare Oerle.
See also Limburgish Kelpe-Oler.

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Haelen

First attested as haele in 1224. Derived from the dative plural form of Proto-Germanic *halha- (“bend or spur of a highland”). Compare Halen.
See also Limburgish Hale.


Nunhem

First attested as nunhem in 1306. Compound of Middle Dutch nuen (“new”) and heem (“home, settlement”).
See also Limburgish Nunem.


Neeritter

First attested as Iteram in 1143. Compound of neer (“lower”) and the hydronym Itter. The hydronym in turn derives from either Proto-Indo-European *id- (“swell, engorge”) or *ajadh- (“bright, clear”). The prefix neer was added at a later date to distinguish the settlement from Opitter. Compare Itteren and Ittervoort.
See also Limburgish Itter.


Roggel

First attested as rogle in 1230. Of uncertain etymology. Potentially a compound of ruig (“rough, wild”), rogge (“rye, Secale cereale”) or dialectal roek (“rook, Corvus frugilegus”) and lo (“light forest”). Compare the English toponym Rayleigh.
See also Limburgish Rogkel.


Asbroek

First attested as Asbroek in 1838-1857. Compound of a dialectal form of es (“ash, Fraxinus excelsior”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”). Compare Assebroek.
See also Limburgish Asbrook.

A hamlet in Leudal, Limburg, Netherlands.


Aan de Bergen

First attested as Berg (Aan den) in 1899. Derived from aan (“at”) and the plural form of berg (“hill, elevated place”). The settlement was named for its location at the edge of a hilly area.
See also Limburgish Ane Berg.


Aan het Broek

Derived from aan (“at”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”).
See also Limburgish Aan 't Brook.


Achter het Klooster

Derived from achter (“behind”) and klooster (“monastery”). Named for its location behind a former Ursuline monastery.
See also Limburgish Achter 't Kloeëster.


Veldschuur

First attested as Velsur in 1803-1820. Compound of veld (“field”) and schuur (“shed, barn”).
See also Limburgish Velsjuur.


Blenkert

First attested as Blenkert in 1899. Derived from blank (“white, pale”). The settlement was named for the colour of the soil on which it was built.


Caluna

First attested as Calluma [sic] in 1936. Derived from Latin calluna (“common heather, Calluna vulgaris”). The village was probably given a Latin name to distinguish it from Heide.


Ellerhei

/ˌɛ.lərˈɦɛi̯/

First attested as Ellerheide in 1899. Compound of the toponym Ell and hei (“heath, heathland”).
See also Limburgish Èllerhei.


Geneijgen

First attested as Geneygen in 1803-1820. Compound of the dative singular form of the definite article ge and eigen (“landed property”).
See also Limburgish Geneige.


Brumholt

First attested as bremhout in 1324. Likely a compound of brem (“broom, Cytisus scoparius”) and hout (“rising forest”). The first element is unlikely to be braam (“blackberry, Rubus sp.”) and is not brim (“edge”).


Castert

First attested as castert wert in 1294. Likely derived from Middle Dutch *caster (“type of tree, potentially chestnut”) with collectivising suffix -t. As no traces of Roman settlement have been found near the hamlet, a link to Latin castra (“encampment”) is unlikely. Compare Castelré, Castenray, Casteren and Kasteren.


Gerhegge

First attested as Gerheggen in 1803-1820. Compound of the feminine dative singular form of the definite article ge and heg (“hedge”).
See also Limburgish Gerhègke.


Gendijk

First attested as Dijkerhof in 1869. Compound of the dative singular version of the definite article ge and dijk (“levee”).
See also Limburgish Gendiek.


Heugde

First attested as Heugte in 1899. Derived either from a dialectal variant of hoogte (“height, elevated place”) or dialectal hucht (“brushwood, forest”).


Smidstraat

See also Limburgish Smeedstraot, Smidstraot.


Heioord

First attested as Heinoord (Het) in 1874. Compound of hei (“heath, heathland”) and oord (“land reclamation settlement”).


Haelense Broek

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


Heiakker

/ˈɦɛi̯ˌɑ.kər/

* (Limburg) Attested as Heiakker in 1936. Compound of hei (“heath, heathland”) and akker (“farmland”).
* (Noord-Brabant) First attested as heydeckeren in 1340. Compound of hei (“heath, heathland”) and akker (“farmland”).


Nijken

First attested as het Nieken in 1790. Etymology unknown.
See also Limburgish Nijke.

unk

unknown


Mortel

First attested as Mortel in 1803-1820. Derived from mortel (“low-lying muddy area”).


Vlaas

First attested as Vlaas in 1869. Derived from dialectal vlaas (“pool in a forest or heath”).


Kinkhoven

First attested as Kinckhoven in 1803-1820. Difficult to interpret due to a paucity of old attestations. Potentially a compound of Old Dutch Kindo (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix Old Dutch -ing- and the dative plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”).
See also Limburgish Kinkhaove.


Hanssum

First attested as hamescheym in 1243. Likely a compound of an unknown first element and heem (“home, settlement”). The first element is unlikely to be Hans (“a personal name”), as Christian names were introduced to Dutch in a period when the heem element was no longer productive in toponyms. Compare Driesum and Janum.
See also Limburgish Hansem.


De Horck

First attested as Herken in 1838-1857. Derived from Middle Dutch hornic (“corner”). Compare Deelshurk, Hazenhurk, Hoorzik, Horick, Horzik and De Hurk.
See also Limburgish D'n Hork.


Schaapsbrug

First attested as Schapsbruggen in 1646. Derived from a compound of schaap (“sheep”) and brug (“bridge”). Named after a bridge near the hamlet.
See also Limburgish Sjaopsbrögk.


Strubben

First attested as Streube in 1838-1857. Derived from dialectal strobbe (“stumps of trees and shrubs remaining after a forest has been cleared”). Compare Stobben and Stramproy.
See also Limburgish Sjtrubbe.


Eind

* (Limburg) First attested as Eijnt in 1838-1857. Derived from eind (“edge, end”).
* (Bergeijk) First attested as EIND in 1843. Derived from eind (“edge, end”).
* (Son en Breugel) Derived from eind (“edge, end”).

A hamlet in Son en Breugel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.


Maxet

First attested as Maesit in 1777. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch *mak (“manure, sludge, dirt”) and schoot (“area of land that juts upward”). Compare Maxent.


Hoogstraat

* (Limburg) Compound of hoog (“high, elevated”) and straat (“street”). See also Limburgish Hoeëgstraot.
* (Eersel) First attested as ten straete in the 14th century. Compound of hoog (“high, elevated”) and straat (“street”).
* (Son en Breugel) First attested as de strate in 1311. Compound of hoog (“high, elevated”) and straat (“street”).

A hamlet in Eersel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.


Beekkant

* (Limburg) First attested as Beekkant (de) in 1877. Compound of beek (“brook, stream”) and kant (“edge, side”). See also Limburgish De Baekkantj.
* (Noord-Brabant) First attested as Beeckant and Beeckkant in 1557. Compound of beek (“brook, stream”) and kant (“edge, side”).


Breyvin

First attested as Breyvin in 1730. Compound of breed (“broad, wide”) and ven (“pool in a forest or heath”).

A hamlet in Weert, Limburg, Netherlands.


Crixhoek

First attested as Crixhoek in 1973. Derived from a compound of Crix (“a surname”) and hoek (“bend, remote place”).


Tungelroy

First attested as tungerlo in 1294. Compound of an unknown first element and lo (“light forest”). The element rode (“land cleared of trees”) was added at a later date. Compare Tongerlo and Tongeren.
See also Limburgish Tungelder.

A village in Weert, Limburg, Netherlands.


Altweerterheide

Compound of the toponym Altweert and heide (“heath, heathland”).
See also Limburgish Altwieërthei.


Swartbroek

Potentially attested as Swartbroeck in the 16th century, attested with certainty as Swaerbroick around 1600. Derived from a compound of zwart (“black”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”).
See also Limburgish Zwertbrook.


Stramproy

First attested as stramprode in 1299. Compound of dialectal stramp (“stump of a tree or branch with one or more branches”) and rode (“land cleared of trees”). Compare Stobben and Strubben.
See also Limburgish Rooj.

A village and former municipality of Weert, Limburg, Netherlands.


De Berg

* (Limburg) Derived from berg (“hill, elevated place”).
* (Noord-Brabant) First attested as Op den Berg in 1838-1857. Derived from berg (“hill, elevated place”).

A hamlet in Land van Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.


Moesdijk

First attested as Moosdyck in 1790. Compound of dialectal moos (“swamp”) and dijk (“levee”).


De Boberden

Potentially related to dialectal bobbel (“type of rush, Scirpus sp.”).


Hushoven

First attested as Hushoven in 1777-1831. Compound of a dialectal form of huis (“house”) and the dative plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Boshoven.
See also Limburgish Husseve.


Wisbroek

First attested as Wisbroek in 1913. Compound of wisch (“wet pasture, field that floods in winter”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”).


Budschop

First attested as Budehop in 1835. Potentially a compound of boede (“cottage, shack, hovel”) and schop (“shed, warehouse”). A proposed link to dialectal bolschup (“spade used to dig trenches in peat bogs”) does not match the oldest attestations of the toponym.

A village in Nederweert, Limburg, Netherlands.


Waatskamp

A hamlet in Nederweert, Limburg, Netherlands.


Horickheide

/ˌɦoː.rɪkˈɦɛi̯.də/

First attested as De Horik Heide in 1866. Compound of the toponym Horick and heide (“heath, heathland”).


Klaarstraat

First attested as Klaasstraat in 1826. Compound of Klaas (“a surname”) and straat (“street, road”).


Ospeldijk

Compound of the toponym Ospel and dijk (“levee”).
See also Limburgish Ospeldiek.


Kreijel

First attested as Crayel in 1790. Compound of Limburgish krej (“crow, Corvus corone”) and lo (“light forest”).


Roeven

First attested as Roeven in 1826. Potentially a compound of a dialectal variant of ruig (“rough, uncultivated”) and ven (“peat bog”). The first element has also been interpreted as a term meaning "reed". Compare Rokkeveen, Rouveen, Rucphen, Ruiven and Rukven.


Nederweert-Eind

First attested as Eynde in 1790. Derived from a compound of the toponym Nederweert and eind (“edge, end”). Nederweert was prefixed to Eind at a later date to distinguish the settlement from other nearby hamlets called Eind.
See also Limburgish D'Indj.


Leveroy

First attested as loiverlo in 1244. Originally a compound of an unknown first element and lo (“light forest”). The first element has been variously interpreted as a hydronym, a term connected to German Leber (“tanner”) and Middle High German lewer (“raised burial mound”) and as a personal name. The second element was gradually replaced by rode (“land cleared of trees”).
See also Limburgish Leivere.


Grashoek

First attested as Grashoek in 1803-1820. Compound of gras (“grass”) and hoek (“corner, isolated place”).

A village in Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands.


Boshoven

* (Alphen-Chaam) Potentially attested as boschoue around 1189, attested with certainty as boschoven in 1312-1350. Compound of bos (“rising forest”) and the dative plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”).
* (Bergeijk) First attested as Boshoven in 1772. Compound of bos (“rising forest”) and the dative plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”).
* (Limburg) First attested as Boshusen around 1600. Originally a compound of bos (“rising forest”) and the dative plural form of huis (“house”). The second element was gradually replaced with the dative plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”), possibly by analogy with Hushoven. Formerly an independent hamlet. See also Limburgish Bosseve.

A hamlet in Alphen-Chaam, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.


Strateris

First attested as Strateris in 1826. Potentially a contracted compound of straat (“street”) or an otherwise unknown toponym Straat and huis (“house”). Compare Lankes, Noenes and Oosterens.


Keent

* (Noord-Brabant) First attested as kyent in 1247. Perhaps derived from dialectal keen (“split, gully, creek”) with collectivising -t. Compare Keinse and Kinrooi.
* (Limburg) First attested as Keent in 1790. Perhaps derived from dialectal keen (“split, gap”) or keen (“pine tree, Pinus sp.”). Compare Keinse and Kinrooi. See also Limburgish Kieëntj.

A hamlet in Oss, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.


Horick

First attested as Horik in 1826. Derived from dialectal hornik (“corner”). Compare Deelshurk, Hazenhurk, Hoorzik, De Horck,
Horzik, De Hurk and Hurkske.


Koningslust

First attested as Koningslust in 1838-1857. Derived from Koning (“a surname”) and lust (“lust, desire”). The settlement was named after a nearby estate.


Egchel

First attested as aygel in 1405. Etymology unknown. Proposed etymologies include a compound of dialectal echel (“leech”) and lo (“pool in a forest or heath”) or a compound of Old Dutch Agjo (“a personal name”) and lo (“light forest”).

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Ospel

First attested as Ospel in 1612 and 1621. Difficult to interpret due to a paucity of old attestations. Potentially a compound of a variant of Middle Dutch espe (“aspen, Populus tremula”) and lo (“light forest”) or a contraction of oost (“east, eastern”) and peel (“swamp, marsh”).
See also Limburgish D'Oospel.


Schoor

* (Nederweert) First attested as het Schoor in 1790. Derived from schoor, a term which can be variously interpreted as "shoreline", "small bridge" or "tilled land".
* (Venray) First attested as het Schoor in 1838-1857. Derived from schoor, a term which can be variously interpreted as "shoreline", "small bridge" or "tilled land".

A hamlet in Venray, Limburg, Netherlands.


Panningen

First attested as Paninge in the 18th century. Etymology unknown. The toponym has no relationship to a personal name, a land formation or an economic activity.

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Dubbroek

First attested as Andenbruck in 1803-1820. Perhaps derived from a compound of dun (“thin, sparse”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”).

A hamlet in Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands.


Belgenhoek

Compound of Belg (“Belgian”) and hoek (“isolated place”). The Belgians who apparently founded the settlement were either refugees who fled north during the First World War or manual labourers who worked on the construction of a nearby canal. Compare Poepershoek.


Houwenberg

First attested as Hauenberg in 1803-1820. Potentially a compound of hoog (“high, upper-”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).


Dekeshorst

First attested as dekenshorst in 1326. Compound of Dekens (“a surname”) and horst (“overgrown elevated place”).


Houthei

/ˈɦɑu̯t.ɦɛi̯/


Egchelheide

/ˌɛ.ɣəlˈɦɛi̯.də/

Compound of the toponym Egchel and heide (“heath, heathland”).


Groeze

Derived from Middle Dutch groese (“pasture, grassland”). Compare Groessen.


Hei

* (Peel en Maas, Baarlo) Derived from hei (“heath, heathland”).
* (Peel en Maas, Kessel-Eik) Derived from hei (“heath, heathland”).
* (Weert) Derived from hei (“heath, heathland”).
* (Noord-Brabant) Derived from hei (“heath, heathland”).

A hamlet in Laarbeek, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.


Meijel

First attested as meyele in 1303. Potentially derived from a compound of Middle Dutch mede (“mid-, middle”) and lo (“light forest”). Compare Medel.

A village and former municipality of Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands.


Heldensedijk

First attested as Heldensche dijk in 1866. Compound of the toponym Helden and dijk (“levee”).


De Kievit

* (Limburg) First attested as KIVIT in 1845. Derived from kievit (“lapwing, Vanellus vanellus”).
* (Noord-Brabant) Derived from kievit (“lapwing, Vanellus vanellus”).


't Heeske

First attested as Op het Heesken in 1869. Derived from a diminutive form of hees (“brushwood, underbrush”).


Maasbree

First attested as brede in 1240. Derived from a compound of the hydronym Maas and Proto-Germanic *brida- (“plank, board”) suffixed with *ja-. The element Maas was added at a later date to distinguish the settlement from Bree.


Everlo

First attested as Everlo in 1803-1820. Derived from a compound of either Middle Dutch Ever (“a personal name”) or ever (“wild boar, Sus scrofa”) and lo (“light forest”). Compare the English toponym Everleigh.


Keup

First attested as Keup in 1835. Etymology unknown. Potentially derived from Limburgish Keup (“a personal name”).

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Baarlo

* (Limburg) Potentially attested as barlo in 1219, attested with certainty as barle in 1294-1295. Compound of Middle Dutch bar (“barren”) and lo (“light forest”). Compare Baal, Bahr, Barlo, Baarle-Hertog, Baarle-Nassau and Hoog-Baarlo.
* (Steenwijkerland) First attested as baerle in 1365. Compound of Middle Dutch bar (“barren”) and lo (“light forest”). Compare Baal, Bahr, Barlo, Baarle-Hertog, Baarle-Nassau and Hoog-Baarlo.
* (Zwartewaterland)

A hamlet in Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Netherlands.

A hamlet in Zwartewaterland, Overijssel, Netherlands.


Korte Heide

First attested as Korte-heid in 1803-1820. Derived from kort (“short”) and heide (“heath, heathland”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Lange Heide.


Donk

* (Peel en Maas, Kessel) First attested as Donk in 1803-1820. Derived from donk (“sandy hill protruding above a marsh”).
* (Peel en Maas, Meijel) First attested as de Donck in 1790. Derived from donk (“sandy hill protruding above a marsh”).
* (Noord-Brabant) First attested as Donck in 1542. Derived from donk (“sandy hill protruding above a marsh”).


Lange Heide

/ˈlɑ.ŋə ˈɦɛi̯.də/

First attested as Lang-heid in 1803-1820. Derived from lang (“long”) and heide (“heath, heathland”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Korte Heide.


Molenbaan

First attested as Moelen Straet in 1790. Compound of molen (“mill”) and baan (“thoroughfare”). Named after a street leading to a former windmill.


Leeuwerik

First attested as de Leeuwerik in 1838-1857. Derived from leeuwerik (“skylark, Alauda arvensis”). Originally the name of a house.


Lang Hout

/ˈlɑŋ ˈɦɑu̯t/


Nederweerterdijk

First attested as Nederweertsche Dijk in 1892. Compound of the toponym Nederweert and dijk (“levee”).


Laagheide

First attested as Looijer Heide in 1868. Compound of laag (“low”) and heide (“heath, heathland”). Originally a compound of the toponym Loo and heide.


Spiesberg

First attested as Maris Berg in 1838-1857. Compound of spies (“spike”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).


Soeterbeek

First attested as soeterbeecke in 1406. Derived from a nearby hydronym.


Schafelt

First attested as Schaefeld in 1899. Perhaps a compound of schaap (“sheep”) and veld (“field”).


Spurkt

First attested as Spurkt in 1899. Derived from dialectal spurk (“alder buckthorn, Frangula alnus”) with collectivising suffix -t.


Vliegert

First attested as Vliegertbrok in 1803-1820. Derived from vlieger (“kite”). The village was named after a nearby body of water which was shaped roughly like a kite.


Vieruitersten

First attested as Vier uitersten in 1899. Derived from a compound of vier (“four”) and the plural form of uiterste (“extreme, limit”). Named after the Catholic "four limits of man" (death, the Last Judgement, Heaven and Hell).


Witdonk

First attested as Witdonk in 1899. Compound of wit (“white”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a marsh”).


Steenoven

* (Limburg) First attested as Steenoven (De) in 1913. Derived from steenoven (“brick kiln”).
* (Noord-Brabant) First attested as steenhoven in 1435. Derived from steenoven (“brick kiln”).

A hamlet in Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.


Beringe

First attested as bieringhen in 1426-1564. Derived from Old Dutch Bero (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-. Compare Beringen.


Tongerlo

* (Belgium) First attested in 1267.
* (Horst aan de Maas)
* (Peel en Maas) First attested as tongerlo in 1425. Compound of an unclear first element (perhaps Middle Dutch *tonger (“unknown plant with an acrid taste”)) and lo (“light forest”). Compare Tongeren and Tungelroy.

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A village and former municipality of Bree, Belgium.

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A hamlet in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands.


Rinkesfort

First attested as Ronkensvaart in 1838-1857. Derived from a compound of Rink (“a personal name”) and voorde (“ford, crossing”).


Vergelt

First attested as vergaertin 1455. Derived from Middle Dutch vergaert (“vegetable garden, tree nursery”).


Roggelse Dijk

First attested as Roggelschen Dyck in 1826-1828. Derived from the toponym Roggel and dijk (“levee”).


Kessel-Eik

Derived from the toponym Kessel and eik (“oak, Quercus sp.”). The element Kessel was added to distinguish the settlement from Maaseik.


Schoorveld

First attested as Schoorveld in 1838-1857. Derived from a compound of schoor (“bank of a small river”) and veld (“field”).


Sevenum

First attested as zevenem in 1296. Derived from a compound of Old Dutch Sevo (“a personal name”) and heem (“home, settlement”).

A village and former municipality of Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands.


Evertsoord

Attested as Evertsoord in the 1930s. Compound of Everts (“a surname”) and oord (“land reclamation settlement”). Named after the then-mayor of Sevenum, Willem P. Everts (1895-1977).

A village in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands.


Lottum

First attested as lutmo around 1100. Etymology unknown. The oldest attestation does not support a derivation from heem (“home, settlement”).

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Broekhuizenvorst

First attested as vorste in 1294-1295. Compound of the toponym Broekhuizen and vorst (“preserve”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Grubbenvorst.


Griendtsveen

First attested as de maatschappij Griendtsveen in 1887. Compound of van de Griendt (“a surname”) and veen (“peat bog, marsh”). Named after Joannes van de Griendt (1804-1884), an investor who developed the lands around Griendtsveen and Helenaveen.


Hegelsom

/ˈɦeː.ɣəlˌsɔm/

First attested as heugelsem in 1424. Derived from a compound of Old Dutch Hegel (“a personal name”) and heem (“home, settlement”).


Grubbenvorst

First attested as vurste in 1207. Compound of the toponym Grubben and vorst (“preserve”). The toponym Grubben refers to a former castle and is derived from dialectal grubbe (“dug passage, hollow road”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Broekhuizenvorst.


Meterik

First attested as meterick in 1483. Etymology uncertain. Unlikely to be derived from a Latin or Romance source, as no remains of Roman settlement have been found near the village. Possibly a contracted compound of an unknown first element and wijk (“village, settlement”). Compare Middelijk, Oostenrijk and Schadijk.


Melderslo

First attested as meldersloe in the 15th century. Compound of either an older form of Meerlo or Old Dutch Madalhêr (“a personal name”) and lo (“light forest”).


Meerlo

First attested as mirlar in 1213. Originally a compound of Old Dutch mîr (“swamp, marsh”) and laar (“intensively cultivated forest, forest pasture”). The second element was gradually replaced with lo (“light forest”).


Swolgen

First attested as suulginon around 1100. Derived from the dative plural form of an ancient hydronym related to zwelgen (“gulp down, devour”).


Tienray

First attested as tedenrade in 1324-1364. Derived from a compound of Old Dutch Tedo (“a personal name”) or Tiedo and rode (“land cleared of trees”).


Broekeind

First attested as Brook Eijnd in 1803-1820. Compound of broek (“marsh, marshland”) and eind (“edge, end”).


Genenberg

First attested as Genenberg in 1913. Derived from a compound of the demonstrative pronoun gene and berg (“hill, elevated place”).


Eikelenbosch

* (Limburg) First attested as eykenenbosch and eyckenenboess in the 15th century. Compound of eikel (“acorn”) and bos (“rising forest”).
* (Noord-Brabant) First attested as eykelenbosche and eyckenenbosch in 1368. Compound of the plural form of eik (“oak, Quercus sp.”) and bos (“rising forest”).

A hamlet in Baarle-Nassau, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.


De Steegh

Derived from steeg (“path, narrow road, alleyway”).


Elshout

* (Noord-Brabant) First attested as elshoute in 1312-1350. Compound of els (“alder, Alnus sp.”) and hout (“rising deciduous forest”).
* (Limburg) Derived from a compound of els (“alder, Alnus sp.”) and hout (“rising deciduous forest”).

A village in Heusden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.


De Vorst

* (Limburg) First attested as Oude Vorst and Nieuw Vorst in 1803-1820. Derived from vorst (“preserve”).
* (Noord-Brabant) First attested as die vorst in 1425. Derived from vorst (“preserve”).

A hamlet in Boxtel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.


De Heide

/də ˈɦɛi̯.də/

* (Limburg) Derived from heide (“heath, heathland”).
* (Friesland) Derived from heide (“heath, heathland”).


Broekhuizen

* (Limburg) First attested as bruchusen in 1246. Compound of broek (“marsh, marshland”) and the dative plural form of huis (“house”).
* (Zuid-Holland) Compound of the toponym Broek or broek (“marsh, marshland”) and the dative plural form of huis (“house”).
* (Drenthe) First attested as broechusen in 1376. Compound of broek (“marsh, marshland”) and the dative plural form of huis (“house”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Broekhuzen.
* (Overijssel) Attested as Bruijckhuijsen in 1617. Compound of broek (“marsh, marshland”) and the dative plural form of huis (“house”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Broekhuzen.

A hamlet and former municipality of Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

A hamlet in Meppel, Drenthe, Netherlands.

A hamlet in Dalfsen, Overijssel, Netherlands.


Legert

First attested as In de Leger in 1637. Derived from leger (“animal den, burrow”) with epenthetic -t.


Houthuizen

Potentially attested as holzhusen in the second half of the 8th century, attested with certainty as houthusen in 1262. Compound of hout (“rising deciduous forest”) and the dative plural form of huis (“home”).


Lovendaal

First attested as Lovendal in 1662. Compound of either Middle Dutch love (“awning, canopy”) or Old Dutch Luvo (“a personal name”) and dal (“dale, valley”). Compare Lobith and Loven.


Megelsum

Potentially attested as magelsheim in 1144, attested with certainty as meegenzheim in 1324. Derived from a compound of Old Dutch Magin (“a personal name”) and heem (“home, settlement”).


Raaieind

First attested as Raay Eynd in 1803-1820. Derived from a compound of rode (“land cleared of trees”) and eind (“end, edge”).


Ooijen

First attested as oijen in 1326. Derived from the plural form of ooi (“land next to a watercourse”).


Veld-Oostenrijk

Attested as Veld-Oostenrijk in 1978. Derived from a compound of veld (“field”) and the toponym Oostenrijk.


Vinkepas

First attested as Vinkenpass in 1803-1820. Derived from a compound of vink (“chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs”) and pas (“pasture”).


Stokt

First attested as STOKT in 1851. Derived from stok (“stick, tree trunk”) with collectivising suffix -t.


Hei-Oostenrijk

Derived from a compound of hei (“heath, heathland”) and the toponym Oostenrijk.


Ulfterhoek

First attested as Ulsterhoek in 1835. Compound of Ulft (“a surname”) and hoek (“isolated place”). Compare Ulft and Ulvenhout.


Schadijk

First attested as schaeddick in 1431. Derived from a contracted compound of Middle Dutch scade (“damage, disadvantage”) (here used in the sense "leser, smaller") and wijk (“village, settlement”). Compare Look, Meterik, Middelijk, Noordijk, Oostenrijk, Het Oostrik, Schadewijk, Schaijk, Westrik, De Zoeke, Zoeke and Zuuk.


Moleneind

* (Limburg) First attested as Moleneind in 1914. Derived from a compound of molen (“mill”) and eind (“end, edge”).
* (Altena) First attested as Moleneind in 1874. Derived from a compound of molen (“mill”) and eind (“end, edge”).
* (Halderberge) First attested as Moleneind in 1866. Derived from a compound of molen (“mill”) and eind (“end, edge”).
* (Loon op Zand) First attested as Molen Eynd in 1794. Derived from a compound of molen (“mill”) and eind (“end, edge”).
* (Uden) First attested as Meulenseijndt in 1694. Derived from a compound of molen (“mill”) and eind (“end, edge”).
* (Oirschot) Derived from a compound of molen (“mill”) and eind (“end, edge”).
* (Oss) First attested as opt moleneynde in 1488. Derived from a compound of molen (“mill”) and eind (“end, edge”).

A hamlet in Altena, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

A hamlet in Halderberge, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

A hamlet in Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

A hamlet in Uden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.


Leunen

First attested as loenen in 1343. Related to Loenen. No relationship with dialectal lone (“dale, hollow”).

A village in Venray, Limburg, Netherlands.


Castenray

First attested as casterloe in 1409. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch *caster (“chestnut tree, Castanea sativa”) and rade (“land cleared of trees”). The second element was originally lo (“light forest”). No relationship with Latin castra (“encampment”). Compare Castelré, Casteren, Castert and Kasteren.


Oirlo

First attested as klein orlo in 1383. Derived from a compound of Middle Dutch *oor (“sand containg pebbles”) and lo (“light forest”). Compare Oerle and Kelpen-Oler.

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A village and former municipality of Venray, Limburg, Netherlands.


Smakt

First attested as Smacht and Smakt in 1803-1820. Derived from smachten (“yearn, pine, thirst after”), referring here to the barren land around the settlement.


Ysselsteyn

Attested as IJsselstein in 1942. Named after H. A. van IJsselsteyn (1860-1941), a former minister of agriculture. Spelled with two ys to avoid confusion with IJsselstein.


Boddenbroek

First attested as the hydronym Boddebroeker Loop in 1838-1857. Likely derived from a compound of dialectal bod (“reed, reedland”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”).

A hamlet in Venray, Limburg, Netherlands.


Oostrum

* (Friesland) First attested as aesterma zyl in 1449. Borrowed from West Frisian Eastrum, derived in turn from a compound of Old Frisian āst (“east-, eastern”) and hēm (“home, settlement”).
* (Limburg) First attested as oesterham in 1257. Derived from a compound of ooster (“eastern”) and ham (“alluvial land deposited in the bend of a watercourse”).

A village in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.


Vredepeel

First attested as in de Vreeij in 1712. Potentially derived from vrede (“fence, enclosed place, borderland”). The element peel (“marsh, swampland”) was added at a later date.


Daland

First attested as Arlandt in 1584. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch ar (“natural watercourse”) and land (“land”). The initial D- may have developed as a result of the definite article de being contracted into the word.


Endepoel

First attested as Endepoel in 1899. Derived from eendenpoel (“duck pond”).


Wanssum

First attested as wanzem and wansheym in 1242. Compound of Old Dutch Wando (“a personal name”) or Wanso and heem (“home, settlement”).


Geijsteren

First attested as gesserne in 1236. Compound of geest (“elevated sandy land”) and Old Dutch heri (“sandy ridge”). Compare Gasteren and Geesteren.


Klein Oirlo

First attested as Klein Oirloh in 1838-1857. Derived from klein (“small, lesser”) and the toponym Oirlo.


Boshuizen

* (Limburg)
* (Zuid-Holland) First attested as buschusa in 1125-1130. Compound of Old Dutch busc (“forest”) and the plural form of hus (“house”). The current neighbourhood is named after a polder, which is named in turn after a former fiefdom.


Laagriebroek

First attested as Leegh Rijbroeck in 1634. Derived from a compound of rijt (“small natural watercourse”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”). The element laag (“low, lower”) was added at a later date to distinguish the settlement from Hoogriebroek.


Loobeek

First attested as Loobeek in 1803-1820. Compound of lo (“light forest”) and beek (“brook, stream”).


Hoogriebroek

First attested as Hoog Rietbroek in 1838-1857. Derived from a compound of rijt (“small natural watercourse”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”). The element hoog (“high, upper”) was added later to distinguish the settlement from Laagriebroek.


Blitterswijck

First attested as blitterswijck in 1242. Compound of Middle Dutch Blicter (“a personal name”) and wijk (“village, settlement”).


Merselo

First attested as marislo in 1346-1347. Derived from a compound of Proto-Germanic *mariska- (“land next to water, swamp, pasture”) and lo (“light forest, pool”). Not a compound of Proto-Germanic *mari- (“lake, pool, watercourse”) and lo.


Nachtegaal

First attested as Nachtegaal in 1936. Derived from nachtegaal (“nightingale, Luscinia megarhynchos”). Originally the name of a farmhouse.


Weverslo

First attested as Weversloo in 1803-1820. Compound derived from an unclear first element (perhaps a personal name or Middle Dutch wevere (“weaver”)) and lo (“light forest”).


Zandhoek

* (Limburg) First attested as Zand Hoek in 1838-1857. Compound of zand (“sand”) and hoek (“isolated place”).
* (Noord-Brabant) First attested as aan den Zandhoek in 1815. Compound of zand (“sand”) and hoek (“isolated place”).

A hamlet in Boekel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.


Waterkant

* (Noord-Brabant) Attested as Waterkant in 1899. Compound of water (“water”) and kant (“side, edge”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Zeekant.
* (Zuid-Holland) Compound of water (“water”) and kant (“side, edge”).

A hamlet in Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.


Ranum

First attested as renon in the 10th or 11th century. Etymology unknown.

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A hamlet in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.


Holthees

First attested as ten hout in 1464. Compound of holt (“rising deciduous forest”) and hees (“brushwood”).

A village in Land van Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.


Krolhoek

A hamlet in Land van Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.


Groeningen

First attested as grunenhem in 1459. Compound of Old Dutch Gruno (“a personal name”) and heem (“home, settlement”). Compare Groningen.


Maashees

First attested as Maesheze in 1521. Compound of the hydronym Maas and hees (“brushwood”).


Klein-Vortum

First attested as Klein Vorthum in 1803-1820. Compound of klein (“small, lesser”) and the toponym Vortum (see Vortum-Mullem).


Oeffelt

First attested as vflo around 1100. Compound of Old Dutch ûf (“owl”) and lo (“light forest”). The epenthetic -t was added at a later date. Compare Kreielt.

A village and former municipality of Land van Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.


Vierlingsbeek

First attested as vierlinxbeke in 1428. Compound of Vierling (“a surname”) and beek (“brook, stream”).


Rijkevoort

First attested as Rijkevoort in the first half of the 18th century. Compound of Rijke (“a personal name”) and voort (“ford, crossing”).


Overloon

First attested as loon in 1308. Compound of over (“upper, upstream”) and the dative plural form of lo (“light forest”). The element over was added to distinguish the settlement from Neerloon.


Sambeek

First attested as zannebeeke in 1294. Compound of zand (“sand”) and beek (“brook, stream”).


Startwijk

First attested as aan de Startwijk in 1751. Compound of staart (“narrow strip of land”) and wijk (“village, settlement”).


Boxmeer

First attested as mere in 1271. Compound of the surname Buch and meer (“lake”), used here in the rarer sense of "cut-off bend of a river". The interpretation of the second element as Middle Dutch meer (“marker, boundary marker”) is less likely.


Laageind

First attested as Laageind in 1794. Compound of laag (“low”) and eind (“edge, end”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Hoogeind.


De Rijtjes

First attested as Rytjes in 1803-1820. Potentially derived from the plural form of dialectal rijt (“small natural watercourse”) or the plural diminutive form of rij (“row”).


Werveld

First attested as op het wervelt in 1722. Perhaps a compound of dialectal werf (“osier”) and veld (“field”).


Vortum-Mullem

Vortum is first attested as Vortum in 1526. Mullem is first attested as molna in 1152. The etymology of Vortum is uncertain: the toponym is potentially a compound of voorde (“ford, crossing”) and heem (“home, settlement”). Mullem is derived from Old Dutch molne (“mill”), later reinterpreted as a compound of molen (“mill”) and heem (“home, settlement”). Formerly two indepedent hamlets.


Oude Waranda

First attested as bij dye Warande in 1540. Derived from oud (“old”) and warande (“preserve, hunting grounds”).


Tuuthees

First attested as Tuutheesch in 1838-1857. Compound of dialectal tuut (“wedge-shaped, pointed”) and hees (“brushwood”). Compare De Tuut and Tuute.


Schafferden

Potentially attested as schaffere in 1407, attested with certainty as Schafferden around 1533. Etymology unknown. Potentially a compound of schaap (“sheep”) and voorde (“ford, crossing”). Compare Schaveren.

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't Herselt

First attested as het Hersel in 1612. Derived from Old Dutch *hersel (“inn, guesthouse”). Compare Hersel.

A hamlet in Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands.


Helbroek

First attested as dat Helbroeck in 1540. Compound of either dialectal hel (“low-lying”) or helle (“lowland, marshland”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”).


Hoogeind

* (Baarle-Nassau) Attested as Hoogeind in 1838-1857. Derived from a compound of hoog (“high”) and eind (“end, edge”).
* (Hilvarenbeek) Derived from a compound of hoog (“high”) and eind (“end, edge”).
* (Land van Cuijk, near Oeffelt) Derived from a compound of hoog (“high”) and eind (“end, edge”).
* (Land van Cuijk, near Rijkevoort) Attested as Hooge Eind in 1838-1857. Derived from a compound of hoog (“high”) and eind (“end, edge”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Laageind.
* (Oirschot) Attested as Hoogeind in 1899. Derived from a compound of hoog (“high”) and eind (“end, edge”).
* (Veldhoven) Derived from a compound of hoog (“high”) and eind (“end, edge”).
* (Utrecht) Attested as Hoogeind is Middelkoop (Hoogeinde van) in 1874. Compound of hoog (“high”) and eind (“end, edge”). Named after the Hoogeinde van Middelkoop polder.
* (Goirle) Derived from a compound of hoog (“high”) and eind (“end, edge”).

A hamlet in Baarle-Nassau, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

A hamlet in Hilvarenbeek, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

A hamlet in Oirschot, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

A hamlet in Veldhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

A hamlet in Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands.


Dommelsvoort

First attested as Dommelsvoort in 1605. Perhaps a compound of a surname and voorde (“ford, crossing”).


Zevenhutten

First attested as Zeven hutten in 1874. Compound of zeven (“seven”) and the plural form of hut (“hut, shack”).


Ewinkel

First attested as Nijwinkel in 1748. Derived from a contracted compound of nieuw (“new”) and winkel (“enclosed piece of land, corner”).


Haps

First attested as hops in 1201. Etymology unknown. Unlikely to be derived from a metathised form of Proto-Germanic *haspa- (“river bend”).

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Putselaar

Potentially attested as putzeler in the 15th century, attested with certainty as Het Putselte in 1803-1820. Etymology uncertain. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch putse (“leather bucket”) or put (“well”) and laar (“intensively cultivated forest”).


Huij

Potentially attested as Groote Heug and Klyne Heug in 1803-1820, attested with certainty as den Huy in 1838-1857. Etymology unknown. Potentially related to dialectal hui (“whey”), the dialectal expression hui drinken (“to do poorly, to fare ill”) (here as a reference to soil quality), or hui (“owl”). Compare Huijbergen.

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De Bolt

First attested as op de Bolt in 1712. Derived from a dialectal variant of bult (“hillock, slightly elevated place”).


Nieuw-Gassel

Compound of nieuw (“new”) and the toponym Gassel.


Escharen

First attested as escre and escheren in the first quarter of the 13th century. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch esc (“ash, Fraxinus excelsior”) and the dative plural of haar (“sandy ridge”).


Heihoek

* (Land van Cuijk) First attested as Heihoek in 1865. Compound of hei (“heath, heathland”) and hoek (“isolated place”).
* (Oss) First attested as in de heihoek [sic] in 1802. Compound of hei (“heath, heathland”) and hoek (“isolated place”).


Gassel

First attested as gassel in 1306. Likely a compound of Old Dutch gast (“guest”) and sale (“hall”), here referring to an inn.


Heeswijk

* (Bernheze) Potentially attested as essuic in 1076-1081, attested with certainty as hesewich in 1196. Compound of Old Dutch hese (“brushwood”) and wīc (“farmstead, village, settlement”). Currently part of the twin village of Heeswijk-Dinther.
* (Land van Cuijk) Attested as Heeswijk in 1838-1857. Compound of hees (“brushwood”) and wijk (“village, settlement”).
* (Utrecht) First attested as hesewic and hesewik in 1204. Compound of Old Dutch hese (“brushwood”) and wīc (“farmstead, village, settlement”).

A village and former municipality of Bernheze, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

A hamlet in Montfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands.


De Elft

* (Noord-Holland) First attested as alvitlo in 918-948. Compound of Old Dutch alvit (“swan, Cygnus cygnus”) and lo (“light forest”). Not derived from a personal name.
* (Noord-Brabant) Attested as Den Elft in 1794. Derived from elft (“allis shad, Alosa alosa”). Originally the name of a house.

A hamlet in Hollands Kroon, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.


Sint Agatha

First attested as Sunt Aechten in 1404. Named after a monastery formerly located near the settlement. The monastery was named in turn after Saint Agatha of Sicily.


Demen

First attested as dydenhem in 1438. Compound of Old Dutch Dyde (“a personal name”) and heem (“home, settlement”).

A village in Oss, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.


Huisseling

/ˈɦœy̯.sə.lɪŋ/

First attested as huseniggen around 1205. Derived from Old Dutch Husino (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-.


Lith

First attested as litte in 1202. Etymology unknown.

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A village and former municipality of Oss, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.


Dieden

First attested as dyechden and duechden in 1425. Etymology unknown. Perhaps related to dik (“fat”), dicht (“tight, closed”) and gedijen (“wax, grow”), here referring to a location covered by dense vegetation.

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Deursen-Dennenburg

Deursen is first attested as dorne in the 13th century. Dennenburg is first attested as derenburhc in the first quarter of the 13th century. Deursen derives from the dative singular form of Middle Dutch dorn (“thorn, thorn bush”), here perhaps referring to a set of fortifications covered in brambles. Dennenburg is a compound of an uncertain first element and burg (“fortified settlement, castle”). The first element may derive from Proto-Germanic *darnja- (“secret, hidden”). Formerly two independent villages. Compare for Dennenburg Daarle.


Herpen

First attested as herpina in 815-816. Derived from Proto-Germanic *harpa (“sharp bend”), here potentially referring to an old meander of the Meuse. Compare Herpt.


Lithoijen

First attested as littam in 987-996. Compound of the toponym Lith and the dative plural form of ooi (“land next to a watercourse”).


Neerlangel

First attested as nederlanghel in 1421. Derived from a compound of neer (“lower, downstream”) and a secondary compound of lang (“long, elongated”) and lo (“light forest”). The element neer was added to distinguish the settlement from Overlangel.


Maren-Kessel

Derived from the toponyms Maren and Kessel. Formerly two independent villages.


Gement

First attested as Gement in 1936. Derived from a dialectal variant of gemeente (“community, municipality”), used here to denote communal lands.

A hamlet in Oss, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.


Oijen

First attested as oia in 1077-1087. Derived from Old Dutch oia (“land next to a watercourse”).


Duurendseind

First attested as Duurends-Eind in 1838-1857. Compound of Van Duren (“a surname”) and eind (“edge, end”).


Overlangel

First attested as langelo around 1100. Compound of over (“upper, upstream”) and a secondary compound of lang (“long, elongated”) and lo (“light forest”). The element over was added to distinguish the settlement from Neerlangel.


Macharen

First attested as machera in 1107. Potentially a compound of Old Dutch *mak (“fitting, well-positioned”) and the dative plural form of haar (“sandy ridge”). An alternative hypothesis posits a connection with Vulgar Latin maceria (“rubble, ruins”). Compare Machern.


't Wild

First attested as het Wilt in 1661. Potentially related to Middle Dutch wilde (“wilderness”).

A hamlet in Oss, North Brabant, Netherlands.


Teeffelen

First attested as tefle in 1302. Potentially related to tafel (“table”) or Latin tabula (“table”); both terms have interpretations ranging from "table for exchanging money" and "market stall" to "moveable altar" or "square plot of land".


Achterste Heide

First attested as Heide van Oss in 1865. Derived from achterst (“rearmost”) and heide (“heath, heathland”).


Kleine Koolwijk

First attested as Op de Kleijn Koolwijk in 1766. Derived from klein (“small, lesser”) and the toponym Koolwijk.


Koolwijk

* (Noord-Brabant) Attested as die Coelwijck in 1556. Compound of kool (“cabbage, Brassica oleracea”) and wijk (“village, settlement”).
* (Zuid-Holland) First attested as coelwyc in 1330. Compound of Middle Dutch coel (“cabbage, Brassica oleracea”) and wyc (“farmstead, village, settlement”).

A hamlet in Krimpenerwaard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.


Schadewijk

* (Eersel) First attested as scadiuech in 1283. Compound of Middle Dutch scade (“damage, disadvantage”) and wijk (“village, settlement”). The first element refers to either the inhospitable natural environment around the village or to its small size. Compare Meterik, Oostenrijk, Schadijk and Schaijk.
* (Oss) First attested as schaeddick in 1431. Compound of Middle Dutch scade (“damage, disadvantage”) and wijk (“village, settlement”). The first element refers to either the inhospitable natural environment around the village or to its small size. Compare Meterik, Oostenrijk, Schadijk and Schaijk.

A hamlet in Eersel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.


Neerloon

First attested as lon in 1192. Compound of neer (“lower, downstream”) and the dative plural form of lo (“light forest”). The element neer was added to distinguish the settlement from Overloon.


Reek

First attested as opden Reyck in 1510. Derived from Middle Dutch reke (“strip of land”).

A village and former municipality of Maashorst, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.


Hoefkens

First attested as in de Hoefkens in 1759. Derived from a plural diminutive form of hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size, farmstead”).

A hamlet in Maashorst, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.


Nabbegat

/ˈnɑ.bəˌɣɑt/

First attested as Nabbegat in 1776. Likely a compound of Nabbe (“a surname”) and gat (“hole, gap”).


Duifhuis

* (Maashorst, near Landerd) First attested as het land van 't Duijfhuijs in 1747. Derived from duifhuis (“pigeon loft”).
* (Maashorst, near Uden) First attested as Duijfhuijs in 1600. Derived from duifhuis (“pigeon loft”).


Geffen

First attested as geffene in 1246. Etymology uncertain. Potentially a toponymic derivation from Proto-West Germanic *gabulu (“fork”).


Rusven

First attested as op Rusven in 1878. Compound of rus (“rush, Schoenoplectus sp.”) and ven (“small pool in a forest or heath”).


Schaijk

First attested as scaeywijc in 1383. Derived from a contracted compound of Middle Dutch schade (“damage, disadvantage”) and wijk (“village, settlement”). The name either refers to the inhospitable natural environment around the settlement or to its small size. Compare Meterik, Oostenrijk, Schadewijk and Schadijk.


Graspeel

First attested as Graspeel in 1653. Compound of gras (“grass”) and the toponym Peel. The toponym refers to a specific section of the Peel region that was used for pasture.


Kreitsberg

First attested as Crijtsberg in 1780. Compound of either dialectal kreits (“ring, circle”) or Kreits (“a surname”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).


Oventje

First attested as oeventken in 1426. Derived from the diminutive form of Middle Dutch ovent (“oven, brick kiln”).


Zevenhuis

First attested as aan de Zevenhuis in 1818. Derived from a compound of zeven (“seven”) and huis (“house”).


Voederheil

First attested as ter goederheijle in 1368-1369. Derived from a compound of goed (“good”) and heil (“blessing, happiness”). The first element was gradually reinterpreted to voeder (“fodder”).


Hooge Heide

/ˈɦoː.ɣə ˈɦɛi̯.də/

First attested as Hoogeheide in 1899. Derived from hoog (“high”) and heide (“heath, heathland”).


Beugt

First attested as boeghde in 1378. Perhaps related to buigen (“bend, curve”) and boog (“bend, curve”). Compare Beegden and Beugen.

A hamlet in Bernheze, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.


Loosbroek

First attested as loesbruch in 1196. Compound of Middle Dutch lose (“empty, abandoned”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”).

A village in Bernheze, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.


Hazelberg

First attested as haseleberg around 1233. Compound of Middle Dutch hasel (“hazel, Corylus avellana”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).


Fokkershoek

First attested as in den Fockerhoek in 1796. Compound of Fokker (“a surname”) and hoek (“isolated place”).


Vorstenbosch

First attested as vorsschenbosch in 1485. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch vorsch (“frog”) and bos (“rising forest”). The first element of the compound is not voorst (“forwardmost”).


Kameren

Potentially attested as kameris in 1306, attested with certainty as ter cameren in 1375. Derived from the dative singular form of Middle Dutch kamer (“chamber, furnace”).


Heeswijk-Dinther

Derived from the toponyms Heeswijk and Dinther.


Nistelrode

First attested as nisterle in the first quarter of the 13th century. Derived from a compound of an unclear first element that has been variously interpreted as a toponym and as Middle Dutch nest (“nest, burrow, resting place”) and lo (“light forest”). The second element was gradually reinterpreted to rode (“land cleared of trees”).


Dintherse Hoek

First attested as Dintersche Hoek in 1899. Derived from the toponym Dinther and hoek (“isolated place”).


Berkt

* (Bernheze) First attested as Berckt in 1717. Derived from berk (“birch, Betula sp.”) with collectivising suffix -t.
* (Veldhoven) First attested as De Berkt in 1838-1857. Derived from berk (“birch, Betula sp.”) with collectivising suffix -t.


Dinther

First attested as dintre in 1139. Etymology unknown. Several compound derivations have been proposed, ranging from a compound of Old Dutch *dint (“strike, blow”) and heri (“sandy ridge”) to a derivation from Old Dutch Dindo (“a personal name”) with an unknown second element and a derivation from Latin dent (“dent, blow”). None of these proposed etymologies fit the oldest attestation. Currently part of the twin village of Heeswijk-Dinther.

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Donzel

First attested as Donzel in 1732. Etymology unknown. Perhaps related to does (“mossy bog, light peat”). Compare Doesburg, Dunsborg, Duisburg, Duisdorf and Duisenburg.

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Munnekens-Vinkel

First attested as monicwinkel in 1446. Compound of a diminutive form of monnik (“monk”) and the toponym Vinkel.


Hooge Wijst

/ˈɦoː.ɣə ˈʋɛi̯st/

First attested as die wyst in 1498. Derived from hoog (“high, upper”) and dialectal wijst (“humid strip of land, subterranean current used as a tow canal when it surfaces”). The element hoog was added to distinguish the settlement from Lage Wijst.


Lage Wijst

/ˈlaː.ɣə ˈʋɛi̯st/

First attested as Lage Wijst in 1865. Derived from laag (“low, lower”) and dialectal wijst (“humid strip of land, subterranean current used as a tow canal when it surfaces”). The element laag was added to distinguish the settlement from Hooge Wijst.


Driehuis

* (Noord-Holland) Attested as Drie Huysen in 1680. Compound of drie (“three”) and huis (“house”).
* (Eersel) Attested as 3 Huis in 1838-1857. Compound of drie (“three”) and huis (“house”).
* (Maashorst) Attested as in de Drie Huijzen in 1777. Compound of drie (“three”) and huis (“house”).

A village in Velsen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.


Zoggel

* (Bernheze) First attested as Sochgel in 1510. Etymology unknown. Perhaps a compound of Middle Dutch sogh (“sow”) and lo (“light forest”).
* (Maashorst) First attested as Sochgel in 1692. Etymology unknown. Perhaps a compound of Middle Dutch sogh (“sow”) and lo (“light forest”).

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Rukven

First attested as ruvenne in 1270. Derived from Middle Dutch ru (“rough”) or ruuch (“rough”) and ven (“small pool in a forest or heath”). Compare Roeven, Rokkeveen, Rouveen, Rucphen and Ruiven.


Heisewal

/ˈɦɛi̯.səˌʋɑl/


Zevenbergen

* (Moerdijk) First attested as zeuenbercg in 1288. Compound of zeven (“seven”) and the dative plural form of berg (“hill, elevated place”).
* (Bernheze) Attested as Zevenbergen in 1899. Compound of zeven (“seven”) and the dative plural form of berg (“hill, elevated place”).


Odiliapeel

Attested as Odiliapeel in 1936. Compound of Odilia (“a personal name”) and peel (“swamp, marsh”). Named after Saint Odilia of Cologne, the patroness of the Crosier Order, which was active in the settlement.

A village in Maashorst, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.


Kantje

First attested as Kantje (Het) in 1876. Derived from the diminutive form of kant (“side, edge”).


Volkel

Potentially attested as uolclo in 1186, attested with certainty as Volkel in 1573. Compound of either Middle Dutch Fulco (“a personal name”) or volic (“young stallion”) and lo (“light forest”).


Bedaf

First attested as baddaf and badaf in 1372. Etymology unknown. A proposed derivation from Middle Dutch bet af (“backwards, further back”) does not match causes phonological difficulties. See also Groot-Bedaf and Klein-Bedaf.

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Biesthoek

First attested as Biesthoeck in 1700. Compound of dialectal biest (“place where rushes grow, open place”) and hoek (“isolated place”).


Eikenheuvel

First attested as Eikenheuvel in 1698. Compound of eik (“oak, Quercus sp.”) and heuvel (“hill”).


Kooldert

First attested as Coolder in 1711. Difficult to interpret. Possibly related to kool (“cabbage, Brassica sp.”).


Hoogveld

First attested as Hoogveldt in 1779. Compound of hoog (“high, elevated”) and veld (“field”).

A hamlet in Uden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.


Slabroek

First attested as Slaebroeck in 1716. Compound of an unknown first element and broek (“marsh, marshland”).


Hultje

First attested as Hultjen in 1692. Potentially derived from a diminutive form of a dialectal variant of hil (“hill, elevated place”).


Rakt

First attested as in de Rakt in 1695. Derived from rak (“straight strip of land or water”) with collectivising suffix -t.


Maatsehei

First attested as de Maatse Heij in 1692. Compound of the field name Maat (derived from made (“hayfield”)) and hei (“heath, heathland”).


Hengstheuvel

/ˈɦɛŋstˌɦøː.vəl/

First attested as Hengstheuvel in 1699. Compound of hengst (“stallion”) and heuvel (“hill, elevated place”). Compare Hengstdal.


Oosterens

First attested as het Oosteris in 1700. Contracted compound of ooster (“eastern, east-”) and huis (“house”). Compare Lankes, Noenes and Strateris.


Schadron

First attested as op Schadron in 1808. Apparently derived from French escadron (“cavalry squadron”). According to local tradition, a squadron of French cavalrymen was stationed at the site of the hamlet between 1794 and 1813.


Kleuter

First attested as Kleuter in 1693. Related to kluit (“lump, sod”) and kloot (“rotund lump, rounded elevated place”). Compare Kladde, Klaterbuurt, Klatering, Kletterbuurt and Klundert.


Strepen

First attested as in de Streepen in 1804. Derived from the plural form of a dialectal variant of strijp (“strip of land, elongated plot of land”).


Vloet

First attested as de Vloet in 1728. Derived from dialectal vloet (“pasture next to a watercourse which floods regularly”). Compare Vleut and Vloeieind.


Velmolen

First attested as Velmeulen in 1783. Compound of vel (“hide, pelt”) and molen (“mill”). Named after a former mill used to tan pelts and hides.


Lagenheuvel

First attested as Leegen Heuvel in 1704. Compound of laag (“low”) and heuvel (“hill”).


Vijfhuis

* (Friesland) First attested as ferdingwier in the 15th century. Calque of West Frisian Fiifhús, a compound of fiif (“five”) and hûs (“house”).
* (Noord-Brabant) First attested as Vijfhuis in 1831. Compound of vijf (“five”) and huis (“house”).

A hamlet in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.


Raam

* (Oisterwijk) First attested as die roem in 1419. Derived from a hydronym of unknown origin.
* (Maashorst) First attested as den raem in 1381. Derived from a hydronym of unknown origin.

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A hamlet in Oisterwijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.


Sint Hubert

First attested as capella S. Huberti in 1459. Named after a chapel dedicated to Saint Hubertus.

A village in Land van Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.


Wilbertoord

Compound of Wilbert (“a personal name”) and oord (“land reclamation settlement”). The personal name might be that of the first inhabitant, although local tradition holds that the village was named after Saint Willibrord.


Langenboom

First attested as Langenboom in 1794. Compound of lang (“long”) and boom (“barrier”).


Molengat

First attested as in het Molengat in 1650. Derived from molengat (“channel feeding water to a mill”).

A hamlet in Land van Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.


De Gagel

/də ˈɣaː.ɣəl/

First attested as in den Gagel in 1606. Derived from gagel (“bog-myrtle, Myrica gale”), here used to refer to land of poor quality covered in the plant.


Zuid Carolina

First attested as Sud Caroline in 1810. Calque of English South Carolina. Named after the U.S. state, presumably for the hamlet's isolated location.


Bruggen

* (Land van Cuijk) First attested as Bruggen in 1838-1857. Derived from the dative singular form of brug (“bridge”).
* (s-Hertogenbosch) First attested as bruggen in 1300. Derived from the dative singular form of brug (“bridge”).

A hamlet in 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.


Beringerhoek

Compound of the toponym Beringe and hoek (“isolated place”).

A hamlet in Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands.


De Dellen

* (Friesland) First attested as Dellen in 1850. Derived from the plural form of del (“dale, valley”).
* (Noord-Brabant) Derived from the plural form of del (“dale, valley”).

A hamlet in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.


Niemeskant

First attested as Niemeskant in 1815. Compound of niemand (“nobody, no-one”) and kant (“side, edge”).


Weeg

First attested as Weeg in 1707. Derived from the dative singular form of weg (“road, path”).


Lankes

First attested as Lankes in 1693. Contracted compound of a dialectal form of lang (“long”) and huis (“house”). Compare Noenes, Oosterens and Strateris.


Stevensbeek

First attested as Lactaria in 1936. Compound of Stevens (“a surname”) and beek (“brook, stream”). Named after P. L. Stevens, mayor of neighbouring Sambeek. Originally named after a farmhouse.


Landhorst

First attested as de Landhorst in 1544. Compound of land (“land”) (here likely used to refer to arable land) and horst (“overgrown elevated place”). The element land was added to distinguish the settlement from Venhorst.


De Hoef

* (Utrecht) First attested as De Hoeff in 1639. Derived from hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size, farmstead”).
* (Eersel) First attested as De Hoeven in 1838-1857. Derived from hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size, farmstead”).
* (Land van Cuijk) First attested as De Hoeven in 1838-1857. Derived from hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size, farmstead”).
* (Reusel-De Mierden) First attested as De Hoeven in 1838-1857. Derived from hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size, farmstead”).
* (Someren) Derived from hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size, farmstead”).
* (Waalwijk) Derived from hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size, farmstead”).
* (Noord-Holland) First attested as Hoeff in 1665. Likely derived from the hydronym Hoefvaart, named after Egmond aan den Hoef.

A village in De Ronde Venen, Utrecht, Netherlands.

Reusel-De Mierden
Reusel-De Mierden#English

A hamlet in Reusel-De Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

A hamlet in Someren, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.


Wanroij

First attested as Wanroy in 1573. Likely a compound of Middle Dutch wan (“bad, insufficient”) and rode (“land cleared of trees”). Compare Waanrode.

A village and former municipality of Land van Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.


Ledeacker

First attested as Leedacker in 1542. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch lede (“road, way, path”) and akker (“farmland”).


Oploo

First attested as oploe in 1459. Compound of op (“upper, upstream”) and lo (“light forest”).


Sint Anthonis

First attested as capella Anthonii in Meer in 1558. Named after a chapel dedicated to Saint Anthony the Great.


Blauwenhoek

First attested as den Blauwenhoek in 1803-1820. Compound of blauw (“blue”), here perhaps referring to the presence of Sesleria albicans, and hoek (“isolated place”).


Westerbeek

English: Westerbeek

First attested in 1964. Compound of wester (“western”) and beek (“brook, stream”).


Noordkant

First attested as Nordkand in 1803-1820. Compound of noord (“north, northern”) and kant (“side, edge”).


Hulsbeek

First attested as Hulsbeek in 1794. Compound of a dialectal variant of hulst (“holly, Ilex aquifolium”) and beek (“brook, stream”).

A hamlet in Sint Anthonis, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.


Rondveld

Compound of rond (“round”) and veld (“field”).


Den Hoek

First attested as Hoek (De) in 1899. Derived from hoek (“corner, bend”).


Spekklef

First attested as Spekkleffen in 1823. Compound of spek (“brushwood”) and a dialectal variant of klif (“slope, precipice”).


Vlagberg

First attested as Vlakberg in 1776. Compound of an uncertain first element (potentially vlak (“level”)) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).


Lamperen

First attested as op de Lampere in 1713. Etymology unknown. Perhaps related to lamper (“mourning veil”) or Middle Dutch lamfeter (“hood worn by hunting birds”).

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Ullingen

First attested as Ullingen in 1838-1857. Etymology uncertain. Possibly derived from Old Dutch Ullo (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-.


Peelkant

First attested as Peelkant in 1713. Compound of peel (“swamp, marsh”) and kant (“side, edge”). The element peel was added to distinguish the settlement from Broekkant and Zandkant.


Toven

First attested as toeven in 1427. Etymology unknown.

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Verlorenhoek

First attested as Verlorenhoek in 1745. Compound of verloren (“isolated, lonely”) and hoek (“isolated place”). Compare Verloren Einde and Verloren Hoek.


Papenvoort

* (Drenthe) First attested as Papenuoort in 1634. Compound of Middle Dutch Pape (“a personal name”) or pape (“clergyman”) and voorde (“ford, crossing”).
* (Noord-Brabant) First attested as papenvoirt and papenvort in 1311. Compound of Middle Dutch Pape (“a personal name”) or pape (“clergyman”) and voorde (“ford, crossing”).

A hamlet in Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, Netherlands.


Peelstraat

* (Boekel) First attested as in de Peelstraat in 1771. Compound of the toponym Peel and straat (“street, way”).
* (Land van Cuijk) First attested as Straat in 1803-1820. Compound of the toponym Peel and straat (“street, way”).

A hamlet in Boekel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.


Broekkant

* (Cranendonck) First attested as Broekkant in 1838-1857. Compound of broek (“marsh, marshland”) and kant (“side, edge”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Heikant.
* (Laarbeek) First attested as aan den Broekkant in 1793. Compound of broek (“marsh, marshland”) and kant (“side, edge”).
* (Land van Cuijk) First attested as aan den Broekkant in 1745. Compound of broek (“marsh, marshland”) and kant (“side, edge”). The element broek was added to distinguish the settlement from Peelkant and Zandkant.
* (Someren) First attested as Broekant [sic] in 1846. Compound of broek (“marsh, marshland”) and kant (“side, edge”).

A hamlet in Cranendonck, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

A hamlet in Laarbeek, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.


Rijkevoort-De Walsert

First attested as op de Walschot in 1721. Compound of the toponym Rijkevoort and a compound toponym derived from wal (“wall, levee”) and either schoot (“area of land that juts upward”) or schot (“enclosed area, fenced-in land”).


Zandkant

* (Land van Cuijk) First attested as Zand kand [sic] in 1803-1820. Compound of zand (“sand”) and kant (“side, edge”). The element zand was added to distinguish the settlement from Broekkant and Peelkant.
* (Tilburg) First attested as Zandbank in 1810. Compound of zand (“sand”) and kant (“side, edge”). The second element was originally bank (“bank, ridge”), before shifting to hoek (“isolated place”) and finally settling on kant.

A hamlet in Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.


Venhorst

Compound of ven (“small pool in a forest or heath”) and horst (“overgrown elevated place”). The element ven was added to distinguish the settlement from Landhorst.

A village in Boekel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.


Arendnest

First attested as in de Arentnest in 1740. Compound of arend (“eagle”) and nest (“nest”).


Boekel

* (Noord-Brabant) First attested as boekel in 1428. Compound of beuk (“beech, Fagus sylvatica”) and lo (“light forest”).
* (Noord-Holland) First attested as bodokenlo in 889. Compound of Old Dutch Bodoke (“a personal name”) and lo (“light forest”).

Meronyms: Arendnest, Berkhoek, Bovenstehuis, Burgt, De Aa, Elzen, Huize Padua, Leurke, Molenwijk, Neerbroek, Peelsehuis, Peelstraat, Rietven, Venhorst, Zandhoek, Zijp

A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.

A hamlet in Castricum, North Holland, Netherlands.


Bovenstehuis

First attested as Bovenste Huijs in 1812. Compound of bovenst (“uppermost”) (here used to indicate a long distance from the nearest settlement) and huis (“house”).


Burgt

First attested as Achter de Burgt in 1751. Derived from burg (“fortified settlement, castle”) with epenthetic -t.


Berkhoek

* (Boekel) First attested as Berkhoek in 1727. Compound of berk (“birch, Betula sp.”) and hoek (“isolated place”).
* (Tilburg) First attested as Berkhoek in 1848. Compound of berk (“birch, Betula sp.”) and hoek (“isolated place”).


Elzen

First attested as in de Elsen in 1753. Derived from the plural form of els (“alder, Alnus sp.”).


Neerbroek

Potentially attested as de broke in 1312-1350, attested with certainty as Aan de Neerbroekt in 1767. Compound of neer (“lower”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”).


Peelsehuis

First attested as aan de Peelsehuis in 1823. Compound of the toponym Peel and huis (“house”).


Huize Padua

First attested in 1742. Derived from huis (“house”) and the toponym Padua. Named after a monastic complex and mental health institution founded by the Brothers Penitent.


Zijp

First attested as In de Zijp in 1787. Likely derived from Middle Dutch sijp (“ditch, narrow gully”).


Leurke

First attested as op het Leurke in 1680. Derived from a diminutive form of leur (“land of little value”). Compare Leur.


Rietven

* (Boekel) First attested as het Rietven in 1812. Compound of riet (“reed, Phragmites australis”) and ven (“small pool in a forest or heath”).
* (Eersel)

A hamlet in Eersel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.


De Aa

* (Bergeijk) First attested as Aa in 1838-1857. Derived from the hydronym Aa, derived in turn from aa (“watercourse, river”).
* (Boekel) First attested as Groote en Kleine Aa in 1899. Derived from the hydronym Aa, derived in turn from aa (“watercourse, river”).

A hamlet in Bergeijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.


Molenwijk

* (Noord-Brabant) Attested as in het Molenwijk in 1818. Compound of molen (“mill”) and wijk (“village, settlement”).
* (Amsterdam) Compound of molen (“mill”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”).
* (Dijk en Waard) Compound of molen (“mill”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”).
* (Haarlem) Compound of molen (“mill”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”).
* (Zuid-Holland) Compound of molen (“mill”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”).


Vogelenzang

* (Noord-Holland) First attested as voghelsanc in 1298. Compound of Middle Dutch vogel (“bird”) and sanc (“song”). Named after a former hunting lodge of the Counts of Holland.
* (Noord-Brabant) Attested as den Vogelenzang in 1817. Derived from a compound of vogel (“bird”) and zang (“song”). Originally the name of a field.
* (Utrecht) First attested as Vogel Zanxse weg in 1598. Derived from a compound of vogel (“bird”) and zang (“song”).
* (Nissewaard) Derived from a compound of vogel (“bird”) and zang (“song”).
* (Westvoorne) Derived from a compound of vogel (“bird”) and zang (“song”).

A village in Bloemendaal, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.


De Mortel

First attested as in den mortel in 1408. Derived from mortel (“low-lying muddy place”).

A village in Gemert-Bakel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.


Elsendorp

Attested as Elzendorp in 1936. Compound of van den Elsen (“a surname”) and dorp (“village”). Named after Gerlacus van den Elsen (1853-1925), a locally influential priest.


Milheeze

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


Boekent

A hamlet in Gemert-Bakel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.


Gemert

Potentially attested as gamerthe between 1076-1081, attested with certainty as gemerde in 1172. Potentially derived from a collectivised noun Proto-Germanic *mari- (“lake, cut-off riverbend”) prefixed with the collectivising prefix *ga-. Compare Gemonde.

A village and former municipality of Gemert-Bakel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.


De Rips

First attested as Ripse Paal in 1544. Derived from the hydronym Rips, which likely derives from either Proto-Germanic *raus- (“reed”) or *hrispa- (“branches, brushwood”) and *apa (“river, stream”).


Bakelsebrug

First attested as bider bakelse brug in 1478. Compound of the toponym Bakel and brug (“bridge”).


Bakel

First attested as bagoloso in 715. Compound of Old Dutch *baka (“spine, ridge”) and lo (“light forest”). The readings of the first element as Proto-Germanic *bagna- (“badger”) or *bakon- (“pork, swine”) are incorrect.


Heidveld

Compound of heide (“heath, heathland”) and veld (“field”).


Benthem

First attested as benthem in 1424. Derived from van Benthem (“a surname”), derived in turn from German Bentheim.


Hilakker

First attested as den groten hilacker and den cleynen hilacker in 1490. Compound of dialectal hil (“low-lying”) and akker (“farmland”).


Deelse Kampen

Derived from the toponym Deel (a former hamlet near Gemert) and the plural form of kamp (“enclosed piece of land”).


De Wind

First attested as in den wynt in the 16th century. Perhaps derived from Middle Dutch in den wynt (“in the open air”), referring here to a settlement exposed to the elements. See wind (“wind”).


Geneneind

First attested as te ghenen eijnde in 1425. Compound of the definite article ge and eind (“edge, end”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Mathijseind and Nuijeneind.


Doonheide

First attested as Aan die Hei in the first half of the 17th century. Compound of dialectal doon (“nearby, closeby”) and heide (“heath, heathland”). The element doon was added to distinguish the settlement from Verreheide. Compare also the toponyms Naastenbest and Verrenbest.


Neerstraat

First attested as by de neerstraet in 1485. Compound of neer (“lower, downstream”) and straat (“street, way”).


Esdonk

First attested as espedonc in 1364. Compound of esp (“aspen, Populus tremula”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a marsh”). The first element was later reinterpreted as es (“ash, Fraxinus excelsior”).


Kaweide

First attested as Kawei in 1838-1857. Potentially derived from dialectal schavei (“hollow road”), perhaps used in its rarer sense of "wasteland".


Hoogen-Aarle

First attested as honarle in 1326. Compound of hoog (“high, upper”) and the toponym Aarle (currently part of Aarle-Rixtel).


Grotel

First attested as de grotel in 1288. Compound of groot (“great, big”) and lo (“light forest”).


Schutsboom

First attested as aan de Schutboom in 1633. Derived from dialectal schutboom (“tree used for target practice by a militia”).


Wolfsbosch

First attested as Wolfsbosch in 1691. Compound of wolf (“wolf, Canis lupus”) and bos (“rising forest”).


Milschot

First attested as middelscoet in 1379. Derived from a compound of middel (“middle”) and schoot (“piece of land that juts upward”).


Nuijeneind

First attested as aent noyeneijnde in 1492. Compound of Middle Dutch nuije (“new”) and eind (“edge, end”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Geneneind and Mathijseind.


Speurgt

Derived from dialectal spurg (“caper spurge, Euphorbia latyhris”) with collectivising suffix -t.


Muizenhol

First attested as Muizenhol in 1898. Derived from muizenhol (“mousehole”). Originally the name of a field.


Ravensgat

First attested as Ravensgat in 1796. Compound of Raven (“a personal name”) and gat, used here in one of two dialectal senses: "low-lying humid land" or "access road".


Rootvlaas

Compound of dialectal roten (“to soak off wax in water”) and dialectal vlaas (“pool in a forest or heath”).


Klef

First attested as Klef in 1899. Derived from a dialectal form of klif (“slope, precipice”).


Zaarvlaas

First attested as Zaarvlaas in 1897. Derived from a compound of dialectal zaar (“sedge, Carex sp.”) and dialectal vlaas (“pool in a forest or heath”).


Tereyken

First attested as ter eyken in 1421. Derived from ter (“at”) and eik (“oak, Quercus sp.”).


Pandelaarse Kampen

Derived from the toponym Pandelaar (a former hamlet near Gemert) and the plural form of kamp (“enclosed piece of land”).


Overschot

First attested as overscoet in 1381. Potentially a compound of over (“over, on the other side”) and schot (“enclosed space, fenced-in area”). Alternatively derived from overschot (“remainder, leftovers”). Compare Aanschot and Vrijschot.


Kivitsbraak

First attested as Kievitsbraak in 1899. Compound of either kievit (“northern lapwing, Vanellus vanellus”) or Kievits (“a surname”) and braak (“land that has been intensively ploughed, heath converted into farmland”).


Esp

* (Gemert-Bakel) First attested as esp in 1478-1482. Derived from the phytonym esp (“aspen, Populus tremula”).
* (Eindhoven) First attested as int Espe in 1636. Derived from Proto-Germanic *asp- (“aspen, Populus tremula”) suffixed with the toponymic suffix *-ja-.


Verreheide

/ˌvɛ.rəˈɦɛi̯.də/

First attested as Veershey in 1651. Compound of ver (“far, distant”) and heide (“heath, heathland”). The element ver was added to distinguish the settlement from Doonheide. Compare also the toponyms Naastenbest and Verrenbest.


Vossenberg

* (Gemert-Bakel) First attested as Vossenberg in 1936. Compound of vos (“fox, Vulpes vulpes”) and berg, here used in the dialectal sense "foxhole".
* (Gilze en Rijen) First attested as vossenberch in 1456. Derived from Middle Dutch vossenberg (“foxhole”).
* (Helmond) Compound of vos (“fox, Vulpes vulpes”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).

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


Ven

* (Gemert-Bakel) First attested as Ven in 1848. Derived from ven (“small pool in a forest or heath”).
* (Heeze-Leende) First attested as de Ven in 1838-1857. Derived from ven (“small pool in a forest or heath”).
* (Meierijstad) First attested as aent 't ven in 1624. Derived from ven (“small pool in a forest or heath”).

A hamlet in Heeze-Leende, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

A hamlet in Meierijstad, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.


Schouw

* (Friesland): First attested as Schouw in 1847. Calque of West Frisian De Skou, derived from skou (“ferry”).
* (Noord-Brabant): First attested as die hoge schaut in 1382. Potentially derived from dialectal schave (“pasture, hayfield”), itself derived from Medieval Latin escavatum (“cavity”).
* (Flevoland): Derived from schouw (“type of ship”).

De Fryske Marren
De Fryske Marren#English

A hamlet in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands.


Mathijseind

First attested as aen mattyseyndt in 1433. Compound of Mathijs (“a personal name”) and eind (“edge, end”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Geneneind and Nuijeneind.


Bleijs

A hamlet in Deurne, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.


Helenaveen

First attested as Helenaveen in 1874. Compound of Helena (“a personal name”) and veen (“peat bog, marsh”). Named after Maria Helena Huberta Panis (1817-1884), wife of Johannes van de Griendt (1804-1884) who purchased and developed the land around Griendtsveen and Helenaveen.

A village in Deurne, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.


Neerkant

First attested as Neercant in 1622. Compound of neer (“lower”) and kant (“side, edge”).


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.


Vlierden

First attested as fleodrodu in 721. Derived from Old Dutch *fleodr (“elder, Sambucus nigra”) with collectivising suffix *-oþ.

A village and former municipality of Deurne, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.


Breemortel

First attested as breemmortel in 1384. Compound of breed (“broad, wide”) and mortel (“low-lying muddy place”).


Derp

First attested as dorp in 1520. Derived from dorp (“farm, secondary settlement”).


Liessel

First attested as liesel in 1312-1350. Etymology unknown. Potentially a compound of lies (“great manna grass, Glyceria maxima”) and either Old Dutch sele (“hall home”) or lo (“light forest”). Compare Luissel.

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Groot Bruggen

First attested as brugghen in 1340. Derived from groot (“big, great”) and the dative singular form of brug (“bridge”). The element groot was added to distinguish the settlement from Klein Bruggen.


Beersdonk

First attested as beersdonc in 1340. Compound of a term either cognate to or directly derived from Latin bersa (“enclosed hunting grounds”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a marsh”). Compare Bears, Beers, Beerze, Besselaar, Middelbeers, Oostelbeers and Westelbeers.


Donschot

First attested as donscot in 1340. Likely a compound of dialectal don (“nearby”) and either schoot (“piece of land that juts upward”) or schot (“enclosed space, fenced-in land”).


Hanenberg

First attested as haenenberch in 1421. Derived from the plural form of haan (“rooster, black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix)”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).


Klein Bruggen

First attested as Cleyn Brugge in 1656. Derived from klein (“small, lesser”) and the dative singular form of brug (“bridge”). The element klein was added to distinguish the settlement from Groot Bruggen.


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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Baarschot

* (Hilvarenbeek) First attested as baescot in 1301. Compound of an uncertain first element and schot (“enclosed space, fenced-in territory”).
* (Deurne) First attested as berscot in 1423. Compound of either beer (“manure, mud”) and schoot (“piece of land that juts upward”) or beer (“boar, male pig”) and schot (“enclosed space, fenced-in territory”). Compare Beerschoten.
* (Oosterhout)

A village in Hilvarenbeek, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

A hamlet in Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.


Kleine Bottel

First attested as cleijnen buttel in 1423. Derived from klein (“small, lesser”) and a compound of unclear derivation, perhaps composed of Middle Dutch bottel (“dogwood, Cornus sp.”) and lo (“light forest”). The element klein was added to distinguish the settlement from Groote Bottel. Compare Budel.

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Heitrak

First attested as heytraeck in 1420. Likely a compound of heide (“heath, heathland”) and rak (“straight stretch, strip of land”).


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”).


Merlenberg

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


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, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.


Kulert

First attested as culenvoort in 1439. Compound of kuil (“hole, bowl-shaped depression”) and voorde (“ford, crossing”). Later reinterpreted as dialectal kulert (“Eurasian curlew, Numenius arquata”).


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, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

A hamlet in Someren, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.


Pannenschop

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