Tungelroy

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


Breyvin

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


Crixhoek

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


De Berg

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

a hamlet in Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


De Boberden

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


Hei

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

a hamlet in Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands

a hamlet in Laarbeek, North Brabant, Netherlands


Hushoven

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


Moesdijk

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


Wisbroek

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


Boshoven

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

a hamlet in Alphen-Chaam, North Brabant, Netherlands

a hamlet in Bergeijk, North Brabant, Netherlands

a neighbourhood of Weert, Limburg, Netherlands


Kampershoek

Compound of the surname Kampers and hoek (“isolated place”).


Maaspoort

* (Limburg) Attested as Maaspoort in 1838-1857. Compound of the hydronym Maas and poort (“gate”). Named after either a former hamlet or one of the former gates of the city.
* (Noord-Brabant) Compound of the hydronym Maas and poort (“gate”).

a neighbourhood of 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Netherlands


Molenakker

* (Limburg) Compound of molen (“mill”) and akker (“farmland”).
* (Noord-Brabant) Compound of molen (“mill”) and akker (“farmland”).

a neighbourhood of Gemert-Bakel, North Brabant, Netherlands


Laarveld

Compound of the toponym Laar and veld (“field”).


Keent

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

a hamlet in Oss, North Brabant, Netherlands


Moesel

First attested as Moeselkeent in 1835. Derived from dialectal moesel (“marshland”).
See also Limburgish Moezel.


Leuken

First attested as loke in 1307. Derived from the plural form of Middle Dutch loke (“enclosure, enclosed area”).
See also Limburgish Luuëke.


Graswinkel

/ˈɣrɑsˌʋɪŋ.kəl/


Vrouwenhof

a neighbourhood of Roosendaal, North Brabant, Netherlands


Altweert

First attested as Aldt Weert in the 16th century. Compound of Middle Dutch alt (“old”) and the toponym Weert.


Budschop

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

a village in Nederweert, Limburg, Netherlands


Leveroy

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


Nederweert-Eind

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


Ospel

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


Ospeldijk

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


Boeket

a hamlet in Nederweert, Limburg, Netherlands


Horick

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


Horickheide

/ˌɦoː.rɪkˈɦɛi̯.də/

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


Klaarstraat

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


Kreijel

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


Roeven

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


Schoor

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

a hamlet in Venray, Limburg, Netherlands


Strateris

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


Baarlo

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

a village in Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands

a hamlet in Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Netherlands

a hamlet in Zwartewaterland, Overijssel, Netherlands


Beringe

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


Egchel

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

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Grashoek

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


Kessel-Eik

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


Koningslust

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


Maasbree

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

a village and former municipality of Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands


Meijel

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


Panningen

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

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Belgenhoek

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


De Kievit

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

a neighbourhood of Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands


Dekeshorst

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

a hamlet in Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands


Donk

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

a hamlet in Eersel, North Brabant, Netherlands


Dubbroek

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


Egchelheide

/ˌɛ.ɣəlˈɦɛi̯.də/

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


Everlo

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


Groeze

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


't Heeske

First attested as Op het Heesken in 1869. Derived from a diminutive form of Old Dutch *hēsi (“brushwood”).


Heldensedijk

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


Houthei

/ˈɦɑu̯t.ɦɛi̯/


Houwenberg

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


Keup

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

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Korte Heide

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


Lange Heide

/ˈlɑ.ŋə ˈɦɛi̯.də/

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


Laagheide

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


Lang Hout

/ˈlɑŋ ˈɦɑu̯t/


Leeuwerik

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


Molenbaan

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


Nederweerterdijk

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


Rinkesfort

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


Roggelse Dijk

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


Schafelt

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


Schoorveld

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


Soeterbeek

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


Spiesberg

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


Spurkt

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


Steenoven

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

a hamlet in Oosterhout, North Brabant, Netherlands


Tongerlo

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

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a village and former municipality of Bree, Belgium

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a hamlet in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands


Vergelt

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


Vieruitersten

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


Vliegert

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


Witdonk

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


Egchelhoek

/ˌɛ.ɣəlˈɦuk/

First attested as Eggelschenhoek in 1830. Compound of the toponym Egchel and hoek (“isolated place”).

a neighbourhood of Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands


Broekhuizen

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

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

a hamlet and former municipality of Gouda, South Holland, Netherlands

a hamlet in Meppel, Drenthe, Netherlands

a hamlet in Dalfsen, Overijssel, Netherlands


Broekhuizenvorst

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

a village in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands


Evertsoord

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


Griendtsveen

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


Grubbenvorst

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


Hegelsom

/ˈɦeː.ɣəlˌsɔm/

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


Lottum

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

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Meerlo

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


Melderslo

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


Meterik

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


Sevenum

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


Swolgen

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


Tienray

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


Broekeind

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


De Heide

/də ˈɦɛi̯.də/

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

a neighbourhood of Heerenveen, Friesland, Netherlands


De Steegh

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


De Vorst

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

a hamlet in Boxtel, North Brabant, Netherlands


Eikelenbosch

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

a hamlet in Baarle-Nassau, North Brabant, Netherlands


Elshout

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

a village in Heusden, North Brabant, Netherlands


Genenberg

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


Houthuizen

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


Legert

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


Lovendaal

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


Megelsum

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


Moleneind

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

a hamlet in Altena, North Brabant, Netherlands

a hamlet in Halderberge, North Brabant, Netherlands

a hamlet in Loon op Zand, North Brabant, Netherlands

a hamlet in Uden, North Brabant, Netherlands

a neighbourhood of Oirschot, North Brabant, Netherlands

a neighbourhood of Oss, North Brabant, Netherlands


Ooijen

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

a hamlet in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands


Raaieind

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


Schadijk

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


Hei-Oostenrijk

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


Veld-Oostenrijk

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


Stokt

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


Ulfterhoek

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


Vinkepas

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


Stuksbeemden

Derived from a compound of stuk (“piece, segment”) and the plural form of beemd (“alluvial land deposited along a riverbank”).

a neighbourhood of Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands


Vlakwater

Attested as Vlakwater in 1936. Compound of vlak (“even”) and water (“water”). Originally a hydronym.

a neighbourhood of Venray, Limburg, Netherlands


Veltum

First attested as veltheym in 1236. Compound of veld (“field”) and heem (“home, settlement”)


Brukske

First attested as het Brukxke in 1838-1857. Derived from a diminutive form of broek (“marsh, marshland”).


Landweert

First attested as Landweert in 1803-1820. Derived from landweer (“defensive complex consisting of earthen walls”) with epenthetic -t. Compare Landerd and Landgraaf.


Smakterheide

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


Sint Antoniusveld

First attested as Lull in 1803-1820. Derived from the name of Saint Anthony the Great and veld (“field”). The name replaced the earlier toponym Lull, which suffered from unfortunate homophony.


Kulut

First attested as Op de Kulut in 1838-1857. Derived from dialectal kulut (“Eurasian curlew, Numenius arquata”).


Blitterswijck

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

a village in Venray, Limburg, Netherlands


Castenray

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


Geijsteren

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


Leunen

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


Merselo

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


Oirlo

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

inh

a village and former municipality of Venray, Limburg, Netherlands


Oostrum

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

a village in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands


Smakt

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


Vredepeel

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


Wanssum

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


Ysselsteyn

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


Boddenbroek

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

a hamlet in Venray, Limburg, Netherlands


Boshuizen

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

a neighbourhood of Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands


Daland

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


Endepoel

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


Hoogriebroek

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


Laagriebroek

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


Klein Oirlo

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


Loobeek

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


Nachtegaal

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


Weverslo

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


Zandhoek

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

a hamlet in Boekel, North Brabant, Netherlands


Krawinkel

First attested as crawinkel in 1252. Compound of Limburgish kra (“crow, Corvus corone”) and winkel (“corner, enclosed area”).
See also Limburgish Kraonkel.

a neighbourhood of Sittard-Geleen, Limburg, Netherlands


Lutterade

First attested as luttelrode in 1373. Derived from a compound of luttel (“little, small”) and rode (“land cleared of trees”).
See also Limburgish Lötterao.


Arcen en Velden

a former municipality of Limburg, Netherlands


Oud-Vroenhoven

First attested as dominicalis curie in 1176. Compound of oud (“old”) and a compound of vroen (“lordly”) and hof (“homestead, farmstead”). Formerly the name of a small village.


Ambt Montfort

Derived from ambt (“type of legal district, bailiwick”) and the toponym Montfort.


Onderbanken

Derived from the plural form of onderbank (“a type of medieval law court”). The area covered by the former municipality roughly coincided with the jurisdiction of the Brunssum onderbank.


Waterkant

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

a hamlet in Bergen op Zoom, North Brabant, Netherlands

a neighbourhood of Barendrecht, South Holland, Netherlands


Ranum

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

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a hamlet in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands


Hulst

* (Zeeland) First attested as hulst in 1108. Derived from Old Dutch huls (“holly, Ilex aquifolium”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -t.
* (Noord-Brabant) First attested as ten hulse in 1309. Derived from Middle Dutch huls (“holly, Ilex aquifolium”).

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Meronyms: Absdale, Baalhoek, Clinge, Drie Hoefijzers, Duivenhoek, Emmadorp, Fluitershoek, Graauw, Groenendijk, Halfeind, Heikant, Hengstdijk, Kalverdijk, Kampen, Kamperhoek, Kapellebrug, Keizerrijk, Kloosterzande, Knuitershoek, Krabbenhoek, Kreverhille, Kruisdorp, Kruispolderhaven, Kuitaart, Lamswaarde, Luntershoek, Margret, Molenhoek, Nieuw-Namen, Noordstraat, Ossenhoek, Ossenisse, Oude Stoof, Paal, Patrijzenhoek, Pauluspolder, Perkpolder, Prosperdorp, Roverberg, Ruischendegat, Schapershoek, Scheldevaartshoek, Schuddebeurs, Sint Jansteen, Sluis, Statenboom, Stoppeldijkveer, Strooienstad, Tasdijk, Terhole, 't Hoekje, Vijfhoek, Vogelfort, Vogelwaarde, Walenhoek, Walsoorden, Zandberg, Zeedorp, Zeegat

a city and municipality of Zeeland, Netherlands

a neighbourhood of Geldrop-Mierlo, North Brabant, Netherlands


Eigersma

English: Eigersma


Boxmeer

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

a village and former municipality of Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Groeningen

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

a village in Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Holthees

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


Maashees

First attested as Maesheze in 1521. Compound of the hydronym Maas and Old Dutch *hēsi (“brushwood”).


Oeffelt

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


Overloon

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


Rijkevoort

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


Sambeek

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


Vierlingsbeek

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


Vortum-Mullem

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


De Rijtjes

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

a hamlet in Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Helbroek

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


't Herselt

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


Hoogeind

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

a hamlet in Baarle-Nassau, North Brabant, Netherlands

a hamlet in Hilvarenbeek, North Brabant, Netherlands

a hamlet in Oirschot, North Brabant, Netherlands

a hamlet in Veldhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands

a hamlet in Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands

a neighbourhood of Goirle, North Brabant, Netherlands


Klein-Vortum

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


Laageind

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


Oude Waranda

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


Schafferden

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

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Startwijk

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


Tuuthees

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


Werveld

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


Luneven

First attested as t Luineveen in 1764. Compound of an unknown first element and veen (“peat bog, marsh”).

a neighbourhood of Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Beugen en Rijkevoort

a former municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


Haps

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

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Sint Agatha

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


Dommelsvoort

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


Ewinkel

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


Heeswijk

All from (a reflex of) Old Dutch *hēsi (“brushwood”) + wijk.
* (Bernheze) Potentially attested as essuic in 1076-1081, attested with certainty as hesewich in 1196. Currently part of the twin village of Heeswijk-Dinther.
* (Land van Cuijk) Attested as Heeswijk in 1838-1857.
* (Utrecht) First attested as hesewic and hesewik in 1204.

a village and former municipality of Bernheze, North Brabant, Netherlands

a hamlet in Montfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands


Huij

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

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Putselaar

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


Zevenhutten

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


Padbroek

First attested as dat Padbroeck in 1555. Compound of pad (“path”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”).


Heeswijkse Kampen

Derived from the toponym Heeswijk and the plural form of kamp (“pasture”).


Escharen

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


Gassel

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


De Bolt

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


Heihoek

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

a neighbourhood of Oss, North Brabant, Netherlands


Nieuw-Gassel

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


De Elft

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

a hamlet in Hollands Kroon, North Holland, Netherlands


Zittert

First attested as Zittert in 1865. 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, Zijtaart and Zittard.


Megen

First attested as meginun in 721-722. Etymology unknown. Proposed derivations from a hydronym or a compound of a personal name and heem (“home, settlement”) do not match the oldest attestations.

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a city and former municipality of Oss, North Brabant, Netherlands


Ravenstein

First attested as ravesteyn in 1460. From Middle Dutch Walraven (a personal name) and -stein (“castle, stone building”). Originally the name of a castle around which the city sprung up.


Demen

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

a village in Oss, North Brabant, Netherlands


Dieden

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

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a village and former municipality of Oss, North Brabant, Netherlands


Deursen-Dennenburg

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


Geffen

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


Herpen

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

Hèrrepe (alternative)
Hèrpe (alternative)


Huisseling

/ˈɦœy̯.sə.lɪŋ/

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


Lith

First attested as litte in 1202. Etymology unknown.

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Lithoijen

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


Macharen

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


Maren-Kessel

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


Neerlangel

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


Overlangel

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


Neerloon

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


Oijen

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


Teeffelen

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

Tiffele (alternative)
Teffele (alternative)


Achterste Heide

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

a hamlet in Oss, North Brabant, Netherlands


Duurendseind

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


Gement

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


Koolwijk

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

a hamlet in Krimpenerwaard, South Holland, Netherlands


Kleine Koolwijk

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


't Wild

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


Schadewijk

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

a hamlet in Eersel, North Brabant, Netherlands


Kortfoort

First attested as Kortvoort in 1744. Compound of kort (“short”) and voorde (“ford, crossing”).


Witte Hoef

/ˈʋɪ.tə ˈɦuf/

First attested as Witte Hoef in 1865. Derived from wit (“white”) and hoeve (“farmstead”). The element wit may refer to the colour of the soil around the (former) farm.


Vlashoek

First attested as Vlashoek in 1838-1857. Compound of vlas (“flax, Linum usitatissimum”) and hoek (“isolated place”). So named to distinguish the (former) settlement from Heihoek.


Amsteleind

First attested as iuxta locum dictum Amstel in 1388. Compound of van Amstel (a surname) and eind (“edge, end”). Named after the descendants of Jan I van Amstel (ca. 1270-1345), who were forced to flee to the area around Oss due to their father's wrongfully alleged involvement in the assassination of Floris V, Count of Holland (1254 - 1296).


Docfapark

Compound of the personal name Docfa and park (“park”). Docfa was the compiler of a document detailing the gifting of several properties to Saint Willibrord. A misreading of a toponym added credence to a local tradition stating that Saint Willibrord had performed baptisms in Oss, and a recently-constructed neighbourhood was thus named after Docfa.


Hazenakker

First attested as den Hazenakker in 1789. Compound of haas (“hare, Lepus europaeus”) and akker (“agricultural land”).


Ussen

First attested as op ussen in 1657. Etymology unknown. Potentially derived from an ancient hydronym. Compare Oss.

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Krinkelhoek

First attested as inden krinckelhoek in 1893. Compound of a dialectal variant of kronkel (“twist, bend”) and hoek (“isolated place”).


Mettegeupel

/ˈmɛ.təˌɣøː.pəl/


Rusheuvel

/ˈrʏsˌɦøː.vəl/


Deursen en Dennenburg

Named after Deursen and Dennenburg, two villages now known as Deursen-Dennenburg.


Demen en Langel

Named after Demen and Langel, the old name of Overlangel.


Dieden, Demen en Langel

Named after Dieden, Demen and Langel, the old name of Overlangel.


Maasdonk

Compound of the hydronym Maas and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a marsh”). Named for the municipality's location next to the Meuse.


Reek

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

a village and former municipality of Maashorst, North Brabant, Netherlands


Schaijk

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


Duifhuis

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

a hamlet in Maashorst, North Brabant, Netherlands


Driehuis

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

a village in Velsen, North Holland, Netherlands


Graspeel

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


Hoefkens

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


Hooge Heide

/ˈɦoː.ɣə ˈɦɛi̯.də/

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


Kreitsberg

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


Nabbegat

/ˈnɑ.bəˌɣɑt/

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


Oventje

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


Rusven

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


Voederheil

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


Zevenhuis

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


Melkpad

First attested as de Melkpad in 1801. Compound of melk (“milk”) and pad (“path”). The toponym refers to a path used by farmers to reach their cows.

a neighbourhood of Maashorst, North Brabant, Netherlands


Landerd

Derived from landweer (“defensive complex consisting of earthen walls”). The municipality was named after a defensive complex meant to protect Grave from attacks from the south. Compare Landgraaf and Landweert.


Bernheze

Derived from a compound of Middle Dutch bern (“source, spring”) and Middle Dutch hese (“brushwood”) (see Old Dutch *hēsi). Originally the name of a hamlet. The hamlet was gifted to the monks of the abbey of Bern near Zaltbommel in 1196. An abbey of the same name would later be founded in Heeswijk-Dinther in 1857.

Meronyms: Beugt, Berkt, Bus, Dintherse Hoek, Donzel, Fokkershoek, Hazelberg, Heesch, Heeswijk-Dinther, Hommelse Hoeven, Hooge Wijst, Kantje, Lage Wijst, Loo, Loosbroek, Menzel, Munnekens-Vinkel, Nistelrode, Rakt, Rukven, Vorstenbosch, Zevenbergen, Zoggel

a municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


Heesch

First attested as hese in 1191. Derived from the dative singular form of Old Dutch *hēsi (“brushwood”).

a town and former municipality of Bernheze, North Brabant, Netherlands


Dinther

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

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Heeswijk-Dinther

Derived from the toponyms Heeswijk and Dinther.


Nistelrode

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


Vorstenbosch

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

a village in Bernheze, North Brabant, Netherlands


Loosbroek

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


Beugt

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

a hamlet in Bernheze, North Brabant, Netherlands


Berkt

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

a hamlet in Veldhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands


Dintherse Hoek

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


Donzel

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

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Fokkershoek

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


Hazelberg

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


Heisewal

/ˈɦɛi̯.səˌʋɑl/


Hooge Wijst

/ˈɦoː.ɣə ˈʋɛi̯st/

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


Lage Wijst

/ˈlaː.ɣə ˈʋɛi̯st/

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


Kameren

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


Kantje

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


Munnekens-Vinkel

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


Rukven

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


Zevenbergen

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

a city and former municipality of Moerdijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Zoggel

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

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Broekhoek

First attested as in de Broekhoek in 1739. Compound of broek (“marsh, marshland”) and hoek (“isolated place”).

a neighbourhood of Bernheze, North Brabant, Netherlands


Odiliapeel

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

a village in Maashorst, North Brabant, Netherlands


Volkel

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


Bedaf

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

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Biesthoek

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


Eikenheuvel

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


Hengstheuvel

/ˈɦɛŋstˌɦøː.vəl/

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


Hultje

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


Hoogveld

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

a hamlet in Uden, North Brabant, Netherlands


Kleuter

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


Kooldert

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


Lagenheuvel

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


Lankes

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


Maatsehei

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


Niemeskant

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


Oosterens

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


Rakt

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


Schadron

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


Slabroek

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


Strepen

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


Vloet

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


Weeg

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


Velmolen

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


Vijfhuis

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

a hamlet in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands


Schutveld

Derived from a compound of either schutter (“militiaman”) or schutten (“to impound cattle roaming free on common grounds in order to return it to its owner in return for a fee”) and veld (“field”). Compare Schutsboom and De Schutskamp.


Raam

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

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a hamlet in Oisterwijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Loopkant

First attested as de loopcant op de Vloet in 1732. Compound of loop (“watercourse, current”) and kant (“side, edge”).


Liessent

First attested as Liessent in 1699. Compound of lies (“great manna grass, Glyceria maxima”) and eind (“end, edge”). The second element is likely to be a reinterpretation from hout (“rising deciduous forest”). Compare Boekend, Lieseind, Lieshout, Ulvend and Vaareind.


Hoenderbos

First attested as Hoenderbos in 1702. Compound of hoender (“fowl, gallinaceous bird”) and bos (“rising forest”).


Flatwijk

Derived from flatwijk (“high-rise neighbourhood”).


Bitswijk

First attested as Bitsicx Kempken in 1701. Compound of an unknown first element and wijk (“village, farmstead, settlement”).


Hoevenseveld

Compound of the toponym Hoeven and veld (“field”).


Mill en Sint Hubert

a former municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


Sint Hubert

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

a village in Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Langenboom

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


Wilbertoord

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


Bruggen

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

a hamlet in Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands

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


De Dellen

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

a hamlet in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands


De Gagel

/də ˈɣaː.ɣəl/

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


De Hoef

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

a village in De Ronde Venen, Utrecht, Netherlands

a hamlet m, an Eersel in North Brabant, Netherlands

Reusel-De Mierden
Reusel-De Mierden#English

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

a hamlet in Someren, North Brabant, Netherlands

a neighbourhood of Waalwijk, North Brabant, Netherlands

a neighbourhood of Alkmaar, North Holland, Netherlands


Molengat

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


Zuid Carolina

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


Vilheide

First attested as VILHEIDE (DE) in 1851. Etymology uncertain. Potentially a compound of villen (“butcher, slaughter”) or a dialectal variant of vaal (“pale, washed-out”) and heide (“heath, heathland”).

a neighbourhood of Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Molenheide

First attested as aan de molenheide in 1641. Compound of molen (“mill”) and heide (“heath, heathland”).


Bakheide

First attested as Joncker Baexensfeldt in 1606. Compound of van Baexen (a surname) and heide (“heath, heathland”).

a neighbourhood of Beesel, Limburg, Netherlands


Beringerhoek

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

a hamlet in Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands


Landhorst

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


Ledeacker

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


Oploo

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

a village and former municipality of Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Stevensbeek

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


Wanroij

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


Westerbeek

English: Westerbeek

First attested in 1964. From wester- (“western”) + beek (“brook, stream”).


Sint Anthonis

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


Oploo, Sint Anthonis en Ledeacker

Named after Oploo, Sint Anthonis and Ledeacker.


Blauwenhoek

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


Broekkant

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

a hamlet in Cranendonck, North Brabant, Netherlands

a hamlet in Laarbeek, North Brabant, Netherlands


Den Hoek

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


Hulsbeek

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

a hamlet in Sint Anthonis, North Brabant, Netherlands


Lamperen

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

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Noordkant

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


Papenvoort

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

a hamlet in Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, Netherlands

a hamlet in Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Peelkant

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


Peelstraat

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

a hamlet in Boekel, North Brabant, Netherlands


Rijkevoort-De Walsert

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


Rondveld

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


Spekklef

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


Toven

First attested as toeven in 1427. Etymology unknown.

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Ullingen

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


Verlorenhoek

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


Vlagberg

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


Zandkant

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

a hamlet in Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands


Boekel

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

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

a village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands

a hamlet in Castricum, North Holland, Netherlands


Venhorst

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

a village in Boekel, North Brabant, Netherlands


Arendnest

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


Berkhoek

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


Bovenstehuis

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


Burgt

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


De Aa

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

a hamlet in Bergeijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Elzen

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


Huize Padua

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


Leurke

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


Molenwijk

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

a neighbourhood of Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

a neighbourhood of Dijk en Waard, North Holland, Netherlands

a neighbourhood of Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands

a neighbourhoods of Katwijk, South Holland, Netherlands


Neerbroek

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


Peelsehuis

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


Rietven

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

a hamlet in Eersel, North Brabant, Netherlands


Zijp

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


Logt

First attested as op de Logt in 1803. Derived from Middle Dutch locht (“enclosed parcel, vegetable garden”).

a neighbourhood of Boekel, North Brabant, Netherlands


Vogelenzang

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

a village in Bloemendaal, North Holland, Netherlands

a neighbourhood of Rhenen, Utrecht, Netherlands

a neighbourhood of Nissewaard, South Holland, Netherlands

a neighbourhood of Voorne aan Zee, South Holland, Netherlands


Gemert-Bakel

Meronyms: Bakel, Bakelsebrug, Bankert, Benthem, Boekent, Deelse Kampen, De Mortel, De Rips, De Wind, Doonheide, Elsendorp, Esdonk, Esp, Gemert, Geneneind, Grotel, Handel, Heidveld, Hilakker, Hoeven, Hoogen-Aarle, Kaweide, Kivitsbraak, Klef, Koks, Kuundert, Mathijseind, Milheeze, Milschot, Muizenhol, Neerstraat, Nuijeneind, Overschot, Pandelaarse Kampen, Ravensgat, Ren, Rootvlaas, Schouw, Schutsboom, Speurgt, Tereyken, Verreheide, Vossenberg, Wolfsbosch, Zaarvlaas, Zand

a municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


Bakel

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

a village in Gemert-Bakel, North Brabant, Netherlands


De Mortel

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


De Rips

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


Elsendorp

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


Gemert

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

a village and former municipality of Gemert-Bakel, North Brabant, Netherlands


Milheeze

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


Bakel en Milheeze

a former municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


Bakelsebrug

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

a hamlet in Gemert-Bakel, North Brabant, Netherlands


Benthem

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


Deelse Kampen

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


De Wind

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


Doonheide

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


Esdonk

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

Ezzeng (alternative)
Ezzing (alternative)


Esp

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

a neighbourhood of Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands


Geneneind

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


Grotel

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


Heidveld

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


Hilakker

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


Hoogen-Aarle

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


Kaweide

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


Kivitsbraak

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


Klef

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


Mathijseind

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


Milschot

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


Muizenhol

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


Neerstraat

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


Nuijeneind

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


Overschot

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


Pandelaarse Kampen

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


Ravensgat

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


Rootvlaas

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


Schouw

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

De Fryske Marren
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a hamlet in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands

a neighbourhood of Lelystad, Flevoland, Netherlands


Schutsboom

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


Speurgt

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


Tereyken

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


Ven

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

a hamlet in Heeze-Leende, North Brabant, Netherlands

a hamlet in Meierijstad, North Brabant, Netherlands


Verreheide

/ˌvɛ.rəˈɦɛi̯.də/

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


Vossenberg

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

a hamlet in Gilze en Rijen, North Brabant, Netherlands

a neighbourhood of Helmond, North Brabant, Netherlands


Wolfsbosch

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


Zaarvlaas

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


Molenbroek

First attested as het Molenbroek in 1837. Compound of molen (“mill”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”).

a neighbourhood of Gemert-Bakel, North Brabant, Netherlands


Berglaren

First attested as Berchlaer in 1635. Compound of berg (“hill, elevated place”) and laar (“intensively cultivated forest”).


Liessel

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

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a village in Deurne, North Brabant, Netherlands


Vlierden

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

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a village and former municipality of Deurne, North Brabant, Netherlands


Helenaveen

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


Neerkant

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


Baarschot

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

Boarschot (alternative)
Barsend (alternative)

a village in Hilvarenbeek, North Brabant, Netherlands

a hamlet in Deurne, North Brabant, Netherlands

a hamlet in Oosterhout, North Brabant, Netherlands


Beersdonk

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


Belgeren

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


Breemortel

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


Groot Bruggen

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


Klein Bruggen

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


Groote Bottel

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

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Kleine Bottel

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

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Derp

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


Donschot

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


Hanenberg

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


Heieind

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

a hamlet in Bladel, North Brabant, Netherlands

a hamlet in Someren, North Brabant, Netherlands


Heimolen

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

a hamlet in Bergen op Zoom, North Brabant, Netherlands


Heitrak

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


Kerkeind

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

a hamlet in Oisterwijk, North Brabant, Netherlands

a hamlet in Sint-Michielsgestel, North Brabant, Netherlands

a neighbourhood of Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands


Kranenmortel

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


Kulert

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


Leensel

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


Merlenberg

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


Molenhof

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


Pannenschop

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


Vloeieind

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

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


Voort

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

a hamlet in Bergeijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Vreekwijk

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


Voorste Beersdonk

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


Zeilberg

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

a neighbourhood of Deurne, North Brabant, Netherlands


Walsberg

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


Koolhof

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


Schooteind

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


Ommel

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

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a village in Asten, North Brabant, Netherlands


Achterbos

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

a hamlet in Asten, North Brabant, Netherlands

a hamlet in De Ronde Venen, Utrecht, Netherlands


Behelp

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


Bussel

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


Achterste Diesdonk

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


Voorste Diesdonk

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


De Berken

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


Laarbroek

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


Rinkveld

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


Voordeldonk

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


Vosselen

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


Someren

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

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

a village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


Someren-Eind

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

a village in Someren, North Brabant, Netherlands


Someren-Heide

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


Lierop

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

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


Meerburg

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

a neighbourhood of Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands


Achterbroek

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

a hamlet in Krimpenerwaard, South Holland, Netherlands


Berkeindje

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


Boomen

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


De Hutten

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


Eindje

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


Gebergte

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


Groote Hoeven

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


Hersel

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


Moorsel

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


Oeijenbraak

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


Otterdijk

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


Sluis 13

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


Stipdonk

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


Vaarsche Hoef

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


Vaarsel

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


Vlas

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


Winkelstraat

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


Waterdael

a neighbourhood of Someren, North Brabant, Netherlands


Cranendonck

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

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

a hamlet and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


Budel-Dorplein

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

a village in Cranendonck, North Brabant, Netherlands


Budel-Schoot

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


Gastel

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

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


Maarheeze

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


Soerendonk

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


Hugten

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

a hamlet in Cranendonck, North Brabant, Netherlands


Keunenhoek

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


Klein-Schoot

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


Meemortel

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


Midbuul

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


Schoordijk

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


De Root

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

a neighbourhood of Cranendonck, North Brabant, Netherlands


Heesakker

All derive from (a reflex of) Old Dutch *hēsi (“brushwood”) + akker (“farmland”).
* (Oisterwijk) First attested as heesacker in 1419.
* (Cranendonck) First attested as hesackre in 1307.

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a hamlet in Oisterwijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Soerendonk en Sterksel

a former municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


Soerendonk, Sterksel en Gastel

Named after Soerendonk, Sterksel and Gastel.


Heeze-Leende

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

a municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


Heeze

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

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