Vilheide

Dutch

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vɪlˈɦɛi̯.də/
  • Hyphenation: Vil‧hei‧de
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯də

Proper noun

Vilheide n

  1. A neighbourhood of Land van Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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