De Hees

Dutch

Etymology
  • (Horst aan de Maas) Attested as de Hees in 1803-1820. Derived from hees (“bushes, brushwood”).
  • (Noord-Brabant) First attested as hezia in 784-785. Derived from hees (“bushes, brushwood”).
  • (Heerlen) Derived from hees (“bushes, brushwood”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /də ˈɦeːs/
  • Hyphenation: De Hees
  • Rhymes: -eːs

Proper noun

De Hees n

  1. A hamlet in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands.
  2. A hamlet in Eersel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
  3. A neighbourhood of Heerlen, Limburg, Netherlands.

Derived terms

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