Milheeze
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Dutch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- Milles (dialect form)
Etymology[edit]
First attested as milleis in 1332. Compound of an uncertain first element (potentially Middle Dutch mil (“dust, sand”); see Old English myl (“sand”)) and hees (“brushwood”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Milheeze n
- A village in Gemert-Bakel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Veenmollenrijk (Carnival nickname)
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References[edit]
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN