Borkel en Schaft

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

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


Heuvel

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

A hamlet in Bladel, North Brabant, Netherlands

A hamlet in Meierijstad, North Brabant, Netherlands

A hamlet in Valkenswaard, North Brabant, Netherlands


Achterste Brug

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


Braambosch

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

A hamlet in Bergeijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Weebosch

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

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A village in Bergeijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Boscheind

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


Riethoven

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

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


Heiereind

/ˈɦɛi̯.ərˌɛi̯nt/

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


Rijt

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


De Rund

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


Spaanrijt

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


Muggenhool

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


Westerhoven

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


Sengelsbroek

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


Lage Berkt

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


Walik

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


Hooge Berkt

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


Witrijt

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


Bergeijk

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

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

A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


Scherpenering

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

A hamlet in Veldhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands


Loveren

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

A hamlet in Vught, North Brabant, Netherlands


Halfmijl

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


Toterfout

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

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Zandoerle

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


Schoot

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


Veldhoven en Meerveldhoven

Named after Veldhoven and Meerveldhoven.

A former municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


Luyksgestel

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


Veldhoven

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

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


Knegsel

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

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


Duizel

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


Wintelre

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


Steensel

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


Vessem, Wintelre en Knegsel

Named after Vessem, Wintelre and Knegsel.


Boksheide

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

A hamlet in Eersel, North Brabant, Netherlands


Mosik

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


Bijsterveld

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


Het Heike

/ɦɛt ˈɦɛi̯.kə/

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


Maaskant

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


Meerven

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


Mostheuvel

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


Veneind

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


Stokkelen

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


Hoogeloon

/ˈɦoː.ɣəˌloːn/

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

A village in Bladel, North Brabant, Netherlands


Wolfshoek

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

A hamlet in Heusden, North Brabant, Netherlands


Molenveld

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


Hapert

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

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Casteren

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

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Stevert

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


Bladel

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

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


Hoogeloon, Hapert en Casteren

Named after Hoogeloon, Hapert and Casteren.


Zeelst

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

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


Biezenheuvel

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


Hoogcasteren

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


Lemel

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


Het Bosch

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


De Pan

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

A hamlet in Katwijk, South Holland, Netherlands


Franse Hoef

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

A hamlet in Bladel, North Brabant, Netherlands


Dalem

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

A village in Gorinchem, South Holland, Netherlands


Ten Vorsel

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


Landorp

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


Netersel

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


Broekenseind

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


Vooreind

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

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


Braakhoek

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


Mispeleind

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


Hooge en Lage Mierde

Named after Hooge Mierde and Lage Mierde.


Hulsel

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

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


Kuilenrode

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


Kippereind

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


Reusel

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

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


Achterste Heikant

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


Voorste Heikant

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


Reusel-De Mierden

Named after Reusel, Hooge Mierde and Lage Mierde.

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

A municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


Hooge Mierde

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


Lage Mierde

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


De Hoek

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

A hamlet in Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, Netherlands

A hamlet in Krimpenerwaard, South Holland, Netherlands

A hamlet in Nissewaard, South Holland, Netherlands


Biest-Houtakker

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

A village in Hilvarenbeek, North Brabant, Netherlands


Hilvarenbeek

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

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

A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


Esbeek

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


Haghorst

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


Roovert

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

A hamlet in Hilvarenbeek, North Brabant, Netherlands


Gorp

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


Kleine Voort

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


Klein Loo

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


Westerwijk

/ˈʋɛs.tərˌʋɛi̯k/

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


Laag Spul

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

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Hoog Spul

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

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Moergestel

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

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


Broekzijde

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

A hamlet in Oisterwijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Belvert

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

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Gever

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


Heiligeboom

/ˈɦɛi̯.lɪ.ɣəˌboːm/

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


De Logt

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


Heuvelstraat

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


Stokske

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


Noenes

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


Vinkenberg

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


Oisterwijkse Hoeven

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


Diessen

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

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


Het Eind

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


Distelberg

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

A hamlet in Vught, North Brabant, Netherlands


Cromvoirt

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

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


Schorvert

A hamlet in Boxtel, North Brabant, Netherlands


Molenstraat

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

A hamlet in Loon op Zand, North Brabant, Netherlands


Hoog-Heukelom

/ˈɦoːx ˈɦøː.kəˌlɔm/

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


Laag-Heukelom

/ˈlaːx ˈɦøː.kəˌlɔm/

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


Heult

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


Kinderbos

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

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Den Berg

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


Gijzel

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


Hezelaar

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

A hamlet in Sint-Michielsgestel, North Brabant, Netherlands


Kleinder-Liempde

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


Bergenshuizen

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


Luissel

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

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Selissen

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


Liempde

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

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


Lennisheuvel

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

A village in Boxtel, North Brabant, Netherlands


Vrilkhoven

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


Roond

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

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Kasteren

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

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Oost-, West- en Middelbeers

Named after Oostelbeers, Westelbeers and Middelbeers.

A former municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


Boxtel

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

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

A town and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


Helvoirt

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


Theetuin

A hamlet in Oirschot, North Brabant, Netherlands


Boterwijk

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


Huijgevoort

/ˈɦœy̯.ɣəˌvoːrt/

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


Polsdonken

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


Kuikseind

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


Evenheuvel

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


Kattenberg

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


Lieveld

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


Spoordonk

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

A village in Oirschot, North Brabant, Netherlands


Voorteind

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


Middelbeers

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


Oostelbeers

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


Tregelaar

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


Westelbeers

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


Breugel

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

A village in Son en Breugel, North Brabant, Netherlands


Aarle

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

A hamlet in Best, North Brabant, Netherlands


Wilhelminadorp

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


Son en Breugel

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

A municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


Houtens

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

A hamlet in Son en Breugel, North Brabant, Netherlands


Wolfswinkel

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


Sonniuswijk

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


Nederwetten

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

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Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten
Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten#English

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


Boord

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

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


Eeneind

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


Heerendonk

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


Langlaar

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


Gerwen

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

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Alvershool

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


Spekt

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


Opwetten

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


Rullen

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


Nieuwe Dijk

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


Olen

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


Urkhoven

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

A hamlet in Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands


Stad van Gerwen

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


Nieuw Acht

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


't Coll

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


Hooidonk

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


Sliffert

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


Bokt

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


Vleut

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


Stratum

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

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


Tongelre

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


De Bergen

A hamlet in Geertruidenberg, North Brabant, Netherlands


Fellenoord

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

A hamlet in Heusden, North Brabant, Netherlands


Woensel

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


Strijp

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

A hamlet in Laarbeek, North Brabant, Netherlands


Gijzenrooi

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

A hamlet in Geldrop-Mierlo, North Brabant, Netherlands


Erp

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

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


Bekelaar

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


Loeswijk

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


Luchen

First attested as op luchen in 1484. Etymology unknown.

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Heiderschoor

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


Voortje

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


Overakker

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


Geldrop-Mierlo

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


De Loo

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

A hamlet in Coevorden, Drenthe, Netherlands


Zesgehuchten

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

A former municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


Mierlo

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

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


Diepenbroek

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

A hamlet in Helmond, North Brabant, Netherlands


Geeneind

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


Medevoort

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


Kloostereind

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


Berenbroek

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


Kranenbroek

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


Kruisschot

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


De Weijer

/də ˈʋɛi̯.ər/

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


Stiphout

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

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


Scheepstal

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


Bemmer

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


Beemdkant

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


Rijpelberg

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


Achterbosch

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


Mariahout

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

A village in Laarbeek, North Brabant, Netherlands


Donkersvoort

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


Karstraat

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


De Biezen

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


Beek en Donk

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

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


Laarbeek

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

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

A municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


't Hof

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


Ginderdoor

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

A hamlet in Alphen-Chaam, North Brabant, Netherlands


Deense Hoek

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


Aarle-Rixtel

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


Lieshout

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


Bolst

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

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A hamlet in Meierijstad, North Brabant, Netherlands


Beukelaar

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


Schijndel

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


Mariaheide

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

A village in Meierijstad, North Brabant, Netherlands


Overbrug

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


Keldonk

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


Sint-Oedenrode

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

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


Hermalen

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


Nijnsel

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


Olland

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


Wijbosch

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


Achterste Hermalen

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


Dorshout

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


Elde

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

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Kapeleind

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


Heuvelberg

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


Kremselen

First attested as Kremsel in 1895. Etymology unknown.

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Everse

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

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Doornhoek

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

A hamlet in Sint-Michielsgestel, North Brabant, Netherlands


Havelt

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


Kraanmeer

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


Hoogebiezen

First attested as aan den Biesen in 1684-1713. Compound of hoog (“high, upper”) and the plural form of bies (“rush, Scirpus sp.”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Lagebiezen.


Hoeves

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


Houterd

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

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Lagebiezen

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


Boerdonk

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


Eerde

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

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A hamlet in Ommen, Overijssel, Netherlands


Hurkske

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


Meierijstad

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

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


Jekschot

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

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Koevering

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

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A hamlet in Steenbergen, North Brabant, Netherlands


De Bus

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


Looieind

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


Mosbulten

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


Meijldoorn

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


Kempkens

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


De Laren

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


Rijkerbeek

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


Weieven

/ˈʋɛi̯.əˌvɛn/


Morsche Hoef

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


Oetelaar

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


Zandhoef

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


Lieseind

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


Zondveld

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


Zwijnsbergen

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


Zijtaart

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


Vernhout

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


Beekveld

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


Het Schoor

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


Middegaal

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

unk

unknown


Middelrode

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

A village in Sint-Michielsgestel, North Brabant, Netherlands


Maaskantje

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


Gemonde

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


Den Dungen

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

inh

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


De Loofaert

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


Berlicum

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


Besselaar

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


Wamberg

First attested as Wamberg in 1609-1614. Compound of an unclear first element and berg (“hill, elevated place”). The first element may be (cognate with) Middle Dutch wan (“bad, lacking”).


Nijvelaar

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


Poeldonk

First attested as poldonc in 1292. Compound of poel (“pool, still water in a swamp”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”).


Wielsche Hoeven

First attested as de Wielsche Hoeve in 1656. Compound of wiel (“kolk lake”) and hoeve (“farmstead”).


Horzik

First attested as op de Horsick in 1685. Derived from Middle Dutch hornic (“corner”). Compare Deelshurk, Hazenhurk, Hoorzik, De Horck, Horick, De Hurk and Hurkske.


Plein

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


Tielse Hoeve

First attested as de Tielenshoeve in 1653. Compound of Tielens (a surname) and hoeve (“farmstead”). The first element was gradually reinterpreted as Tiels (“pertaining to or from the city of Tiel”).


Haanwijk

* (Noord-Brabant) First attested as in hanewijc in 1308. Compound of Middle Dutch hane (“black grouse, Lyrurus tetrix”) or Hane (a personal name) and wijc (“farmstead, village, settlement”).
* (Utrecht) First attested as hanewijc in 1280-1287. Compound of Middle Dutch hane (“black grouse, Lyrurus tetrix”) or Hane (a personal name) and wijc (“farmstead, village, settlement”).

A hamlet in Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlands


Heikantse Hoeve

First attested as Den Heikant in 1838-1857. Derived from an otherwise unknown toponym Heikant (for which see Heikant) and hoeve (“farmstead”).


Oud-Empel

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

A hamlet in 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Netherlands


Bokhoven

First attested as buchouen in 1243. Compound of Middle Dutch buc (“beech, Fagus sylvatica”) and the dative plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”).

inh

A village and former municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Netherlands


Empel en Meerwijk

A former municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


Deuteren

First attested as oeteren in 1347-1348. Etymology unknown. May be linked to uiter (“outer, outwards”). The initial d developed through the contraction of an article into the toponym.

unk

unknown


Dieskant

First attested as Dieskant in 1866. Derived from the hydronym Dieze and kant (“side, edge”).


Sint-Michielsgestel

Potentially attested as gestele around 1173, attested with certainty as gestele in 1305. Compound of the name of Saint Michael and the common toponymic element gastel (“inn, guesthouse”). Named after a local church dedicated to the saint.

Meronyms: Beekveld, Berlicum, Besselaar, De Bus, De Hogert, De Loofaert, Den Dungen, Doornhoek, Gemonde, Haanwijk, Halder, Heikantse Hoeve, Hersend, Hezelaar, Hoek, Horzik, Kerkeind, Laar, Maaskantje, Middelrode, Nijvelaar, Plein, Poeldonk, Ruimel, Tielse Hoeve, Wamberg, Wielsche Hoeven, Woud

A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


Kaathoven

First attested as Caethoven in 1563. Compound of a variant of kot (“cottage, shack”) and the dative plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”).


Lagekant

First attested as Lagen Kant in 1799. Derived from laag (“low, low-lying”) and kant (“side, edge”).


Empel

First attested as empele in 815-816. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from an ancient hydronym composed of Proto-Germanic *ama- (“natural watercourse”) and *apa (“river, stream”). Compare Emmen and Emst.

cog

A village in 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Netherlands


Engelen

First attested as angle in 1147. Derived from Old Dutch *angila (“bend, curve”).


Schotsheuvel

First attested as Schotsheuvel in 1673. Compound of schoot (“piece of land that juts upward”) or schot (“enclosed area, fenced-in land”) and heuvel (“hill”).


Vinkel

First attested as vinckel in 1299. Etymology uncertain. Perhaps a compound of Middle Dutch vinke (“turf of poor quality”) and lo (“pool”).


Meerwijk

* (Noord-Brabant)
* (Haarlem) Compound of meer (“lake”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The neighbourhood is located close to the Haarlemmermeer.
* (Uithoorn) First attested as meerwijc in 1290. Compound of Middle Dutch meere (“pool, lake”) and wyc (“farmstead, village, settlement”). The toponym references the neighbourhood's location between the Zijdelmeer lake and the Amstel river.


Kruisstraat

* (s-Hertogenbosch) First attested as Cruysstraat in 1626. Compound of kruis (“cross, crossing”) and straat (“street, road”).
* (Halderberge) First attested as Cruijstrate in 1565. Compound of kruis (“cross, crossing”) and straat (“street, road”).
* (Roosendaal) First attested as Cruysstrate in 1662. Compound of kruis (“cross, crossing”) and straat (“street, road”).

A hamlet in Halderberge, North Brabant, Netherlands

A hamlet in Roosendaal, North Brabant, Netherlands


Rosmalen

First attested as rosmella between 800 and 850. Probably derived from a compound of Proto-Germanic *rausa- (“reed”) and *malhô (“glen, swamp”). The toponym was later reinterpreted as rosmolen (“horse mill”). Compare Orsmaal in Orsmaal-Gussenhoven.


Het Laar

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

A hamlet in Laarbeek, North Brabant, Netherlands


Ruimel

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


Oudheusden

First attested as hysdene in 1108-1121. Compound of oud (“old”) and the toponym Heusden.

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


Haarsteeg

First attested as haersteghe in 1377. Compound of haar (“sandy ridge”) and steeg (“path, narrow road”).

A village in Heusden, North Brabant, Netherlands


Giersbergen

First attested as ghiersberch in 1312. Compound of an uncertain first element and berg (“hill, elevated place”). The first element may be the personal name Middle Dutch Gheer.

A hamlet in Heusden, North Brabant, Netherlands


Drunen

First attested as hune in the first quarter of the 13th century. Derived from a contracted compound of an inflected form of te (“at”) and Proto-Germanic *hun- (“brown, golden brown, mud, sludge”).


Nieuwkuijk

First attested as niewekuyc in 1383. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and Van Cuijk (a surname). The toponym is a reference to the Lords of Cuijk, who owned land near the settlement.


Voordijk

* (Noord-Brabant) Attested as Voordijk in 1874. Derived from voordijk (“levee which serves as a primary barrier against a river or stream”).
* (Zuid-Holland) Attested as Voor dijk in 1867. Derived from voordijk (“levee which serves as a primary barrier against a river or stream”).


Luttelherpt

First attested as luttelherph in 1281. Compound of luttel (“small, lesser”) and the toponym Herpt.


Kuiksche Heide

First attested as voorm. heide de Kuiksche heide genoemd in 1841. Derived from the toponym Nieuwkuijk and heide (“heath, heathland”).


Hedikhuizen

First attested as hittinchusen in 997. Compound of Old Dutch Hiddo (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and the plural form of huis (“house”).


Vlijmen

First attested as vlimen in 1239. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from an ancient hydronym related to Proto-Germanic *vlî (“to flow”). Alternatively, the toponym may be derived from Middle Dutch vlime (“lancet”), here referring to the needle-like shape of the terrain surrounding the village.


Herpt

First attested as harpede in 1108-1121. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from Proto-Germanic *harpa (“sharp bend”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix *-iþi. An alternative hypothesis proposes a derivation from Old Dutch *harpian (“to harrow a field”). Compare Herpen, as well as the morphologically similar English toponyms Harpenden, Harpford, Harpley, Harpsden and Harptree.


Heesbeen

First attested as hasbenni in the 10th or 11th century. Potentially a compound of Proto-Germanic *Hasiz (“Hessians”) and Old Dutch banna (“legal district”). An alternative hypothesis posits a derivation from a compound of Old Dutch *hasi (“brushwood”) and been (“pasture”). Compare Haspengouw, Neerhespen and Overhespen.


Nuland

First attested as nuwelant and nulant in 1299. Derived from Middle Dutch nieulant (“newly reclaimed or developed land”).


Doeveren

First attested as doureh in 1136. Derived from an ancient hydronym, which in turn appears to be derived from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“black, dark”). Compare Deuverden.


De Hoeven

First attested as HOEVEN in 1844. Derived from the plural form of hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size, farmstead”).


Almkerk

First attested as almekercke in 1292. Compound of the hydronym Alm (an old arm of the Meuse) and kerk (“church”).

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


Woudrichem

First attested as uualderinghe in the 10th or 11th century. Compound of Old Dutch Waldeher (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and heem (“home, settlement”).

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


Babyloniënbroek

First attested as babilonia in 1131. Compound of the toponym Babylon and broek (“marsh, marshland”). The settlement began as a land-reclamation venture by the Sint Truiden monastery. The village was named after Babylon either because of its remote location or (according to local legend) because of the surliness of its inhabitants.

A village in Altena, North Brabant, Netherlands


Dussen

First attested as dussan in 1156. Derived from a hydronym thought to be cognate with Old High German dôsôn (“bubble, effervesce”) and German Düssel.


Drongelen

First attested as drungele in 1270. Etymology uncertain. Proposed etymologies include a compound of a term cognate with Old Norse drengr (“thick branch”) and lo (“light forest”) or a derivation from a hydronym cognate with dringen (“to push, to shove”).


Eethen, Genderen en Heesbeen

Named after Eethen, Genderen and Heesbeen.


Giessen

First attested as giscen in 1178. Etymology uncertain. Appears to be derived from a hydronym cognate to Proto-Germanic *geusan (“flow powerfully, pour”). Compare Giessendam.


Genderen

First attested as ganderon in the late 11th century. Derived from an ancient hydronym. The hydronym has cognates in a large area of Western Europe and may be derived from Proto-Germanic *gandu (“opening, gap”). An alternative hypothesis proposes a derivation from Pre-Indo-European *gand- "gravel". Compare Genderbeemd and Genderdal.


Uitwijk

First attested as utwic in 1108. Compound of uit (“out, outer-”) and wijk (“village, settlement”).


Sleeuwijk

First attested as slewijck in 1268. Compound of dialectal slee (“blunt, sour”) or slee (“blackthorn, Prunus spinosa”) and wijk (“village, settlement”).


Eethen

First attested as atina in 850. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from an ancient hydronym. Compare Attelaken and Etten.


Nieuwendijk

* (Noord-Brabant) Compound of nieuw (“new”) and dijk (“levee”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Oudendijk.
* (Zuid-Holland) First attested as nyewendijck in 1468. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and dijk (“levee”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Oudendijk.

A hamlet in Hoeksche Waard, South Holland, Netherlands


Meeuwen

First attested as medua in 850. Derived from an inflected form of Old Dutch *medwe (“hayfield, pasture”). Compare English meadow.


Andel

First attested as analo in 850. Compound of Old Dutch ana (“high, upper, elevated”) and lo (“light forest”). Formerly split into a village and a hamlet called Op-Andel and Neer-Andel ("Upstream Andel" and "Downstream Andel").


Waardhuizen

* (Noord-Brabant) First attested as wthuysen in 1292. Compound of waard (“land next to water, riverine island”) and the plural form of huis (“house”).
* (Noord-Holland) First attested as Waardhuysen in 1514. Compound of waard (“land next to water, riverine island”) and the plural form of huis (“house”). Named after a former estate.


Werkendam

First attested as werken and werkine in 1230. Compound of the hydronym Werken (derived from Proto-Germanic *werk- (“bend, twist”)) and dam (“dam”). Compare Werkhoven.


Emmikhoven en Waardhuizen

Named after Emmikhoven (a former hamlet now part of Almkerk) and Waardhuizen.


Aalburg

Named after Aalburg, currently part of Wijk en Aalburg.


Wijk en Aalburg

Wijk is potentially attested as wijck in 1135 and attested with certainty as wic in 1208. Aalburg is first attested as alburch in 889. Wijk is derived from Old Dutch wic (“farmstead, village, settlement”). Aalburg is derived from a compound of an unclear first element and burg (“fortified settlement, castle”). The first element has been variously interpreted as Proto-Germanic *alha (“domicile, temple”), dialectal aal (“pointed gully”), aal (“eel”), Middle Dutch ale (“ale, beer”), and Old Dutch aal (“great, entire”); all of these interpretations are purely hypothetical.


Biesheuvel

First attested as BIESHEUVEL of Biesseheuvel in 1840. Compound of bies (“rush, Scirpus sp.”) and heuvel (“hill”).

A hamlet in Altena, North Brabant, Netherlands


Buurtje

Derived from the diminutive form of buurt (“hamlet, neighbourhood”).


Hoekeinde

First attested as Hoekeinden in 1899. Compound of hoek (“corner, bend”) and eind (“end, edge”).


Kievitswaard

First attested as KIEVITSWAARD (DE) in 1845. Compound of kievit (“lapwing, Vanellus vanellus”) and waard (“land next to water, riverine island”).


Peerenboom

First attested as den Peerenboom. Derived from perenboom (“pear tree”). Named after a polder.


Kerkeinde

First attested as Kerkeinden in 1899. Compound of kerk (“church”) and eind (“end, edge”).


Duizend Morgen

First attested as de duizend Morgen in 1838-1857. Derived from duizend (“thousand”) and morgen (“land measurement”). One thousand morgen corresponds to roughly 850 hectares. Compare Honderd en Tien Morgen, Tiengemeten, Twaalfmorgen and Zevenmorgen.


Stenenheul

First attested as Steene Heul in 1838-1857. Compound of steen (“stone”) and heul (“floodgate with an arched bridge”).


Vierbannen

First attested as Vierbanse Sluys in 1798. Compound of vier (“four”) and the plural form of ban (“legal district, catchment area of a water board”). Originally the name of a lock.


Uppel

First attested as vppel in 1277. Compound of Middle Dutch up (“upper, higher”) and lo (“light forest”).


Vijcie

First attested as vycen in 1392. Etymology unknown. Potentially linked to vijs (“vice, screw jack”).

unk

unknown


Steurgat

First attested as het Steurgat in 1729-1730. Compound of steur (“sturgeon (Acipenser sturio)”) and gat (“mouth, estuary”). Originally a hydronym.


Zandwijk

* (Groningen)
* (Noord-Brabant) First attested as sandwic in 1233. Compound of zand (“sand”) and wijk (“village, settlement”).
* (Gelderland) First attested as in sandewihc in 893. Compound of Old Dutch sand (“sand”) and wic (“farmestead, village, settlement”).

A hamlet in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands

A neighbourhood and former village in Tiel, Gelderland, Netherlands


Hooge en Lage Zwaluwe

Named after Hooge Zwaluwe and Lage Zwaluwe.


Drimmelen

First attested as driemilensis in 1285. Likely cognate with Proto-Germanic *þrum- (“piece of land, terminus”), Middle Dutch drom (“end, edge”), dromel (“ends of the fibers of a tissue”). Compare Drempt, Dreumel and Drumpt.

cog

Meronyms: Binnen-Moerdijk, Blauwe Sluis, Gaete, Helkant, Hooge Zwaluwe, Lage Zwaluwe, Made, Oud-Drimmelen, Plukmade, Steelhoven, Stuivezand, Terheijden, Wagenberg


Kille

First attested as Kille in 1874. Derived from a variant of kil (“gully between two sandbars”).


Oudendijk

* (Noord-Holland) First attested as oudendyc in 1423 and 1424. Compound of Middle Dutch out (“old”) and dyc (“levee”).
* (Noord-Brabant) Compound of oud (“old”) and dijk (“levee”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Nieuwendijk.
* (Hoeksche Waard, near Goudswaard) Attested as Ouden Dyk in 1773. Compound of an inflected form of oud (“old”) and dijk (“levee”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Nieuwendijk.
* (Hoeksche Waard, near Strijen) Compound of an inflected form of oud (“old”) and dijk (“levee”).

A village and former municipality of Koggenland, North Holland, Netherlands


Terheijden

First attested as van der heyden in 1332. Compound of an inflected form of te (“at”) and heide (“heath, heathland”).

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


't Zand

* (Noord-Holland) Attested as eene herberg, het zand genoemt in 1770. Derived from zand (“sand”). Named after a former inn.
* (Alphen-Chaam) Derived from zand (“sand”).
* (Altena) Derived from zand (“sand”).
* (Zeeland) Attested as t Zand around 1750. Derived from zand (“sand”), here used in the dialectal sense "sand bar, sandy alluvial soil".

A village in Schagen, North Holland, Netherlands

A hamlet in Alphen-Chaam, North Brabant, Netherlands


Hooge Zwaluwe

First attested as zwaluwe in 1291. Derived from hoog (“high, upper”) and the hydronym Zwaluwe, which in turn derives from Proto-Germanic *swel- (“swell, bloat”). The element hoog was added to distinguish the settlement from Lage Zwaluwe. Compare Swalmen.

A village in Drimmelen, North Brabant, Netherlands


Gaete

First attested as de Gaete in 1846. Derived from the dative singular form of gat (“mouth of a stream”). Compare Gieten.

A hamlet in Drimmelen, North Brabant, Netherlands


Made en Drimmelen

A former municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


De Baan

First attested as de Baan in 1838-1857. Derived from baan (“thoroughfare”).


Wagenberg

First attested as wagenberghe in 1331. Compound of an uncertain first element and berg (“hill, elevated place”). The first element has been interpreted as Old Dutch Wago (a personal name) and Proto-Germanic *waegja- (“sloping”). Compare Wagenborgen.


Oud-Drimmelen

First attested as Oud Drimmelen in 1773. Compound of oud (“old”) and the toponym Drimmelen.


Helkant

First attested as Helkant in 1597. Compound of helle (“low-lying swampy place”) and kant (“side, edge”).


Steelhoven

First attested as sthenlo in 1213. Compound of steen (“stone”) and lo (“light forest”). The second element was eventually replaced by the plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”).


Binnen-Moerdijk

First attested as De Binnen Moerdijk in 1838-1857. Compound of binnen (“within”) and the toponym Moerdijk. So named because the settlement is located behind the levee which Moerdijk derives its name from.


Hespelaar

First attested as espelaer in 1396. Compound of esp (“aspen, Populus tremula”) and laar (“intensively cultivated forest”).

A hamlet in Oosterhout, North Brabant, Netherlands


Stuivezand

* (Drimmelen) First attested as stuvensant in 1460. Derived from Middle Dutch stuufsant (“drift-sand, land covered in drift-sand”).
* (Zundert) First attested as in Stuffesande in 1544. Derived from Middle Dutch stuufsant (“drift-sand, land covered in drift-sand”).

inh

A hamlet in Zundert, North Brabant, Netherlands


Seters

First attested as ceters in 1287. Etymology unknown. Not related to Sittard.

unk

unknown


Den Hout

First attested as den houte in 1311. Derived from hout (“rising deciduous forest”).

A village in Oosterhout, North Brabant, Netherlands


Klein Oosterhout

Attested as Klein Oosterhout in 1913. Derived from klein (“small, lesser”) and the toponym Oosterhout.


Blauwe Sluis

* (Drimmelen) First attested as De Blauwe Sluis in 1838-1857. Derived from blauw (“blue”) and sluis (“lock, sluice”). Compare Blauwesluis, Rode Sluis, Zwartsluis and Zwartsluisje.
* (Steenbergen) First attested as bij de Blauwe Sluijs in 1573-1576. Derived from blauw (“blue”) and sluis (“lock, sluice”). The lock was constructed using Namur bluestone; the settlement was thus named after the colour of the lock. Compare Blauwesluis, Rode Sluis, Zwartsluis and Zwartsluisje.

A hamlet in Steenbergen, North Brabant, Netherlands


Biestraat

First attested as biestraten in 1297. Derived from a dialectal variant of bij (“bee, Apis sp.”) and straat (“street, road”).

A hamlet in Gilze en Rijen, North Brabant, Netherlands


Vrachelen

First attested as vrachel in 1353. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch *vrac (“uncouth, inferior”) and lo (“light forest”) or a compound of Middle Dutch wrac (“brackish, salty”) and lo (“small pool”).


Hulten

First attested as hoelten in 1293. Derived from the dative plural form of Middle Dutch heule (“excavated watercourse”).

A village in Gilze en Rijen, North Brabant, Netherlands


Rijen

First attested as ten ryden in 1404. Derived from the dative plural form of Middle Dutch rîde (“small natural watercourse”).


Langereit

/ˈlɑ.ŋəˌrɛi̯t/

First attested as langgherryt in 1345. Compound of the dative form of lang (“long, elongated”) and rijt (“small natural watercourse”).


Raakeind

First attested as traeckeynde in 1456. Compound of Middle Dutch rak (“straight stretch of land or water”) and eind (“end, edge”).


Nerhoven

First attested as nerven in 1392. Compound of Middle Dutch ner (“nearby”) and the dative plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Verhoven. Compare also the toponyms Naastenbest and Verrenbest and Doonheide and Verreheide.


Eind van Den Hout

First attested as Eind van den Hout in 1865. Derived from eind (“end, edge”) and the toponym Den Hout.


Lage Zwaluwe

First attested as zwaluwe in 1291. Derived from laag (“low, lower”) and the hydronym Zwaluwe, which in turn derives from Proto-Germanic *swel- (“swell, bloat”). The element laag was added to distinguish the settlement from Hooge Zwaluwe. Compare Swalmen.


Molenschot

First attested as mueleschot in 1299. Compound of molen (“mill”) and schoot (“piece of land that juts upward”).


Weilenseind

First attested as Wellenseyndt in 1613. Compound of Wellen (a surname) and eind (“end, edge”).


Laareind

* (Noord-Brabant) Attested as Laereynd in the 18th century. Compound of laar (“intensively cultivated forest”) and eind (“end, edge”).
* (Utrecht) First attested as hlara in 855. Compound of Old Dutch lār (“intensively cultivated forest, forest pasture”) and eind (“end, edge”).

A hamlet in Rhenen, Utrecht, Netherlands


Verhoven

First attested as verhoven in 1333. Compound of Middle Dutch ver (“far, distant”) and the dative plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Nerhoven. Compare also the toponyms Naastenbest and Verrenbest and Doonheide and Verreheide.


Hooge Aard

/ˈɦoː.ɣə ˈaːrt/

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


Oosteind

* (Oosterhout) Attested as Opt d'Oisteynde in 1590. Compound of oost (“east-, eastern”) and eind (“end, edge”).
* (Waalwijk) Compound of oost (“east-, eastern”) and eind (“end, edge”).
* (Zuid-Holland) Compound of oost (“east-, eastern”) and eind (“end, edge”).

A hamlet in Waalwijk, North Brabant, Netherlands

A hamlet in Papendrecht, South Holland, Netherlands


Bolberg

* (Breda) First attested as opten Bolberch in 1513. Compound of bol (“round”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”). Compare Bolenberg.
* (Gilze en Rijen) First attested as opten Bolberch in 1545. Compound of bol (“round”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”). Compare Bolenberg.

A hamlet in Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands


't Hoekske

* (Oosterhout) Derived from a diminutive form of hoek (“corner”).
* (Rucphen) Derived from a diminutive form of hoek (“corner”).
* (Tilburg) Derived from a diminutive form of hoek (“corner”).

A hamlet in Rucphen, North Brabant, Netherlands

A hamlet in Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands


Strijen

* (Zuid-Holland) First attested as strinen in 1167. Derived from a hydronym, derived in turn from Proto-Indo-European *stri (“strike, hit”) or *sreu (“flow”). An alternative hypothesis proposes a derivation from (a term cognate to) struinen (“wander about, amble about”).
* (Noord-Brabant) First attested as t huys te striene in 1323. Named after a former castle, which in turn was named after a former hydronym.

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A village and former municipality of Hoeksche Waard, South Holland, Netherlands


Gilze

First attested as gilisa in 1012-1018. Perhaps derived from an ancient hydronym related to Old Norse gil (“gap, ravine”). An alternative hypothesis proposes a compound derived from Old Dutch *gîsil (“twig, branch”) and lo (“light forest”), but this proposed etymology does not match well with the oldest attestations.


Gilze en Rijen

Meronyms: Biestraat, Bolberg, Gilze, Hooge Aard, Horst, Hulten, Laareind, Langereit, Molenschot, Nerhoven, Raakeind, Rijen, Verhoven, Vossenberg, Weilenseind

A municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


Dorst

dorst

First attested as dorst in 1296. Etymology uncertain. Proposed derivations from Middle Dutch dorn (“thorn bush”) with collectivising suffix -t or from a Pre-Germanic toponym do not match with the oldest attestations. Compare Wijk bij Duurstede.


Klein-Dongen

First attested as Cleyn Dungen in 1573. Compound of klein (“small, lesser”) and the toponym Dongen.

A hamlet in Dongen, North Brabant, Netherlands


Laagstraat

First attested as de Leegstraet in 1656. Compound of laag (“low”) and straat (“street, way”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Heistraat.


Statendam

First attested as Statendam Voet Veer in 1838-1857. Compound of Staten and dam (“dam”). Originally the name of a dam constructed by the Estates of Holland.

A hamlet in Geertruidenberg, North Brabant, Netherlands


's-Gravenmoerse Vaart

First attested as Vaert na 's Grauenmoer in 1617. Compound of the toponym 's Gravenmoer and vaart (“canal, excavated watercourse”).

A village in Dongen, North Brabant, Netherlands


Dongense Vaart

First attested as over de vaert in 1700. Derived from the toponym Dongen and vaart (“canal, excavated watercourse”).


's Gravenmoer

First attested as sgraven moer in 1326. Compound of graaf (“count”) and moer (“peat bog, turf extraction area”). The settlement formerly belonged to the Counts of Holland.

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


Geertruidenberg

First attested as apud Montem Sancte Gertrudis in 1213. Compound of Geertruid (a personal name) and berg (“hill, elevated place”). Named after Saint Gertrude of Nivelles.

Meronyms: De Bergen, De Laan, Keizersveer, Raamsdonk, Raamsdonksveer, Statendam

A city and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


Raamsdonk

First attested as ramesdunc in 1253. Compound of either Middle Dutch rams (“wild garlic, Allium ursinum”) or Middle Dutch Rame (a personal name) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a marsh”). Compare Ramele.

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


Dongen

First attested as ten donghene in 1288. Derived from a hydronym of uncertain origins. The hydronym is possibly cognate with English dank and Old Norse dokk (“hole, pit”).

Meronyms: Dongense Vaart, Klein-Dongen, Laagstraat, 's Gravenmoer, 's-Gravenmoerse Vaart

A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


Sprangsevaart

First attested as SPRANGSCHE-VAART in 1847. Compound of the toponym Sprang (now part of Sprang-Capelle) and vaart (“canal, excavated watercourse”).


Lage Aard

First attested as opten leegen aert in 1456. Derived from laag (“low, lower”) and Middle Dutch aert (“tilled land, farmland”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Hooge Aard.

A hamlet in Gilze en Rijen, North Brabant, Netherlands


Waspik-Zuid

Compound of the toponym Waspik and zuid (“south”).

A village in Waalwijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Nieuwe-Vaart

First attested as Nieuwe Vaart in 1798. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and vaart (“canal, excavated watercourse”). Originally the name of a canal.


Besoijen

First attested as bizoyen in 1312-1350. Perhaps derived from a compound of Middle Dutch bys (“rush, Scirpus sp.”) and ooi (“land next to a watercourse”). Formerly an independent village.

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


Waspik

First attested as waspich in 1257. Compound of Middle Dutch wase (“sludge, mud”) and spijk (“headland, spit”). Compare Barsbeek.

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


Hooge-Vaart

First attested as Hoege Vaert in 1523. Compound of hoog (“high, upper”) and vaart (“canal, excavated watercourse”).

A hamlet in Waalwijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Duiksehoef

First attested as DUIKSCHE HOEVE in 1841. Derived from either an otherwise unknown toponym *Duik or Duik (a surname) and hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size”).

A hamlet in Loon op Zand, North Brabant, Netherlands


Baardwijk

First attested as barduvich in 1136. Compound of Old Dutch barda (“edge, end”) and wijk (“village, settlement”). Formerly an independent village.


De Moer

First attested as De Moer in 1838-1857. Derived from moer (“peat bog, turf extraction area”).

A village in Loon op Zand, North Brabant, Netherlands


Kraanven

First attested as op Craenven in 1613. Compound of kraan (“crane bird”) and ven (“small pool in a forest or heath”).


Kaatsheuvel

First attested as Kesthovel in 1506. Compound of an uncertain first element and heuvel (“hill”). The first element has been interpreted as dialectal kets (“road used to lead cows to pasture, country road”), kest (“storehouse”) and kets (“haystack”). Compare Kats.


Loons Hoekje

First attested as Loons Hoekje in 1838-1857. Derived from the toponym Loon op Zand and the diminutive form of hoek (“isolated place”).


Loon op Zand

First attested as lon in 1233. Derived from the dative plural form of lo (“light forest”) and zand (“sand”). The element zand was only added much later, which suggests that the desertification of the area took a significant amount of time.

Meronyms: De Moer, Duiksehoef, Kaatsheuvel, Kraanven, Land van Kleef, Loons Hoekje, Moleneind, Molenstraat


Ter Aalst

First attested as aelst in 1311. Derived from an inflected form of te (“at”) and a toponymic element of unknown etymology. The formerly widespread hypothesis of a derivation from els (“alder, Alnus”) with collectivising suffix -t is no longer considered plausible. Potentially derived from Proto-Germanic *alhust (“dwelling place, shrine”). Compare Aalst, Elst, Maasniel, Nieuwaal, Niel, Niel-bij-As, Nivele and Waldniel.

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cog

A hamlet in Oosterhout, North Brabant, Netherlands


Sprang-Capelle

Sprang is first attested as spranc in 1331. Capelle is first attested as capella in 1257. Sprang is derived from (now dialectal) sprang (“spring of a brook or stream”). Capelle is derived from Middle Dutch capelle (“chapel”). Formerly two independent villages.


Biezenmortel

First attested as den byesmortel by ryetdonck in 1487. Compound of bies (“rush, Scirpus sp.”) and mortel (“low-lying swampy place”).

A village in Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands


Berkeind

First attested as Het Berkeind in 1838-1857. Compound of berk (“birch, Betula sp.”) and eind (“end, edge”).

A hamlet in Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands


Udenhout

First attested as odenhout in 1233. Perhaps a compound of Middle Dutch ode (“waste, abandoned”) and hout (“rising deciduous forest”). Compare Oele.

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


Hazennest

First attested as die hasennest in 1511. Derived from hazennest (“hare's burrow”).


Hooghout

First attested as Hooghoutsche Tiend in 1866. Compound of hoog (“high, elevated”) and hout (“rising deciduous forest”).


Heuveltje

First attested as Heuveltje in 1808. Derived from the diminutive form of heuvel (“hill”).


Berkel-Enschot

Berkel is first attested as bercle in 1214. Enschot is first attested as endeschit in 1164. Berkel derives from a compound of berk (“birch, Betula sp.”) and lo (“light forest”). Enschot derives from a compound of eind (“end, edge”) and Old Dutch *schid (“boundary, watershed”). Formerly two independent villages.


Koningshoeven

First attested as HOEVEN, thans in de wandeling meestal 's Konings-Hoeven genaamd in 1844. Compound of koning (“king”) and the plural form of hoeve (“farmstead”). The element koning refers to King William II of the Netherlands, who purchased several farms in the settlement and later ordered several new farmsteads to be built.


Quirijnstok

First attested as bij sunte quirijnstock in 1518. Compound of Quirijn (a personal name) and dialectal stok (“poor box, small chapel”). Named after Saint Quirinus of Neuss.


Rugdijk

First attested as die rugdijck in 1419. Compound of Middle Dutch rug (“brushwood, wasteland”) and dijk (“levee”).


Loonse Hoek

First attested as den Hoek in 1838-1857. Derived from the toponym Loon op Zand and hoek (“corner”).


Schoorstraat

First attested as scoerstraet in 1430. Potentially a compound of schoor (“small bridge”) and straat (“street, road”).


't Winkel

/ət ˈʋɪŋ.kəl/

First attested as opten winckel in 1419. Derived from winkel (“corner, enclosed piece of land”).


Vijfhuizen

* (Noord-Holland) Attested as Vijfhuizen in 1851. Named after a former village, the name of which derives from a compound of vijf (“five”) and the plural form of huis (“house”).
* (Noardeast-Fryslân, near Hallum) First attested as vijfhus in 1519. Calque of West Frisian Fiifhuzen, a compound of fiif (“five”) and the plural form of hûs (“house”). The settlement initially consisted of five houses.
* (Noardeast-Fryslân, near Ternaard) First attested as Vijfhuizen in 1970. Calque of West Frisian Fiifhuzen, a compound of fiif (“five”) and the plural form of hûs (“house”). The settlement initially consisted of five houses.
* (Goirle) Attested as Vyf Huijsen in 1760. Compound of vijf (“five”) and the plural form of huis (“house”).
* (Oosterhout) Attested as Op Vyffhusen in 1624. Compound of vijf (“five”) and the plural form of huis (“house”).
* (Tilburg) First attested as die vijfhuse in 1380. Compound of vijf (“five”) and the plural form of huis (“house”).

A village in Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, Netherlands

A hamlet in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

A hamlet in Goirle, North Brabant, Netherlands


Goirle

First attested as gorle in 1215. Compound of goor (“swampy forest soil”) and lo (“light forest”).

Meronyms: Abcoven, Boschkens, Brakel, Breehees, Looienhoek, Nieuwkerk, Riel, Spaansehoek, Vijfhuizen, Zandeind


Boschkens

Attested as Boschkers [sic] in 1936. Derived from the plural form of a diminutive form of bos (“rising forest”).


Voske

A hamlet in Baarle-Nassau, North Brabant, Netherlands


Breehees

First attested as Breehees in 1838-1857. Compound of breed (“broad, wide”) and hees (“brushwood”).


Zandeind

First attested as Sand Einde in 1760. Compound of zand (“sand”) and eind (“end, edge”).


Bakertand

First attested as dat bakartlant in 1404. Compound of an unclear first element and land (“land, area”). The first element has been interpreted as a personal name Middle Dutch *Bakart or as a sub-compound derived from an unclear element and Middle Dutch aert (“farmland”).


Abcoven

First attested as abbichoven in 1380. Compound of Old Dutch Abbe (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and the dative plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”).


Spaansehoek

First attested as Spaansche hoek in 1899. Compound of Spaans (“Spanish”) and hoek (“corner, isolated place”). The toponym may contain a reference to the presence of Spanish troops near the hamlet during the Eighty Years' War.


Nieuwkerk

First attested as Nieu Kerk in 1760. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and kerk (“church”). Named after a church constructed by the Catholic inhabitants of Goirle after they were forbidden from practicing their faith in 1629.


Reuth

First attested as van den roeten in 1333. Derived from rode (“land cleared of trees”). Compare De Root.


Liefkenshoek

First attested as Liefkens hoek in 1838-1857. Named after the Liefkenshoek Fortress near Antwerp.


Heesboom

First attested as heesboom in 1369. Compound of hees (“brushwood”) and boom (“tree, barrier”).


Gorpeind

First attested as Gorps hoff in 1699. Compound of van Gorp (a surname) and eind (“end, edge”).


Nijhoven

First attested as ten nuwenhove in 1312-1350. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and the dative plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”).


Ulicoten

First attested as ulencoete in 1422. Compound of Old Dutch Ulo (a personal name) or Middle Dutch ule (“owl”) and cote (“cottage, small farm”).

A village in Baarle-Nassau, North Brabant, Netherlands


Tommel

First attested as tommelen in 1430. Derived either directly or indirectly from Latin tumba (“tomb, burial mound”). Compare Toom.


Schaluinen

First attested as schalluynen in 1479. Named after Ascalon. Compare Schelluinen.


Veldbraak

First attested as veltbrake in 1368. Compound of veld (“field”) and braak (“intensively ploughed land, heath converted to farmland”).


Nieuwe Strumpt

First attested as De Nieuwe Strumpt in 1838-1857. Derived from nieuw (“new”) and Middle Dutch *strump (“tree trunk”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -t. The element nieuw was added to distinguish the settlement from Oude Strumpt.


Klein-Bedaf

First attested as Op cleijn Bedaff in 1661. Compound of klein (“small, lesser”) and a toponym of unknown origin. The element klein was added to distinguish the settlement from Groot-Bedaf. See also Bedaf.

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Castelré

First attested as casterle in 1231. Etymology uncertain. The most probable etymology is a compound of Middle Dutch *caster (“type of tree”) and lo (“light forest”). Less-likely, alternative derivations include a compound of Latin castra (“army camp”) and lo (“light forest”) or a compound of Middle Dutch caste (“granary, storehouse”) and either herel (“small sandy ridge”) or lo (“light forest”). Compare Castenray, Casteren, Castert and Kasteren.


Balleman

First attested as baleman in 1490. Derived from Baleman (a surname).

A hamlet in Alphen-Chaam, North Brabant, Netherlands


Alphen en Riel

A former municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


Oude Strumpt

First attested as van der strunct in 1431. Derived from oud (“old”) and Middle Dutch *strump (“tree trunk”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -t. The element oud was added to distinguish the settlement from Nieuwe Strumpt.


Boslust

Derived from boslust (“woodland fun”). Likely derived from the name of a house.


Couwelaar

First attested as coudelaer in 1391. Compound of koud (“cold, wet, abandoned”) and laar (“intensively cultivated forest”).


Chaamdijk

First attested as aen den Chaemsendyck in 1710. Compound of the toponym Chaam and dijk (“levee”).


Groot-Bedaf

First attested as bodaef and boudaf in 1312-1350. Compound of groot (“big, greater”) and a toponym of unknown origin. The element groot was added to distinguish the settlement from Klein-Bedaf. See also Bedaf.

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Strijbeek

First attested as strijbeeck in 1256. Derived from a hydronym related to the ancient hydronym Striene.

A village in Alphen-Chaam, North Brabant, Netherlands


Druisdijk

First attested as druuts dike in 1422. Compound of Druyts (a surname) and dijk (“levee”).


Snijders-Chaam

First attested as snijderscaem in 1456. Compound of Snijders (a surname) and the toponym Chaam.


Dassemus

First attested as dasmissen in 1414. Compound of das (“badger, Meles taxus”) and Middle Dutch misse (“manure, trash”).


Keizershoek

First attested as Keijsershoeck in 1670. Compound of Keizer (a surname) and hoek (“isolated place”).


Alphen-Oosterwijk

First attested as tAlfen Oosterwyck in 1540. Compound of the toponym Alphen and a compound of ooster (“eastern, east-”) and wijk (“village, settlement”).


Chaam

First attested as de cambe in 1236. Potentially derived from Medieval Latin camba (“malt house”).

A village and former municipality of Alphen-Chaam, North Brabant, Netherlands


Hondseind

First attested as op thonseynt in 1715. Compound of hond (“dog”) and eind (“end, edge”).


Houtgoor

First attested as opt houtghoir in 1540. Compound of hout (“rising deciduous forest”) and goor (“swampy forest ground”).


Kalishoek

First attested as Kalishoek in 1899. Compound of dialectal kalis (“vagabond, poor man”) and hoek (“isolated place”). The name was given as a mocking reference to the poverty of the settlement. Compare Kalisbuurt.


Goedentijd

First attested as aenden goeden tyt in 1542. Compound of an inflected form of goed (“good”) and tijd (“time”). Originally the name of a field.


Kerzel

First attested as keesele in 1414. Potentially derived from a contraction of Middle Dutch kerselare (“cherry tree”). Alternatively derived from a compound of an unclear first element and lo (“light forest”).


Rakens

First attested as Aent Raicken in 1530. Derived from dialectal raak (“straight stretch of road or water”).


Heerstaaien

First attested as hestaden in 1383. Likely a compound of hees (“brushwood”) and Middle Dutch stade (“embankment, mooring”). Compare Ostaaijen.


Galder

First attested as galre in 1299. Potentially derived from a hydronym derived from Proto-Germanic *galan (“sing, rage”) or gal (“bile, yellow”). Compare Gaal and Middegaal.


Meijsberg

First attested as opten Mysberch in 1540. Compound of Mijs (a surname) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).


Looneind

First attested as opt Looeyndt in 1544. Compound of lo (“light forest”) and eind (“end, edge”).


Leg

First attested as van der legghe in 1383. Derived from Middle Dutch legge (“lair, burrow”) or from a clipping of Middle Dutch valcklegge (“place where falcons are bred and trained”).


Terover

First attested as van der over in 1348. Likely derived from a compound of an inflected form of te (“at”) and Middle Dutch over (“bank, shore”).