Gijzenrooi

Dutch

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɣɛi̯.zə(n)ˌroːi̯/
  • Hyphenation: Gij‧zen‧rooi

Proper noun

Gijzenrooi n

  1. A hamlet in Geldrop-Mierlo, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
  2. A neighbourhood of Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

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