Heijendaal

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Heyendaal in 1773-1794. Compound of heide (“heath, heathland”) and a stretched form of dal (“valley, vale”). Originally the name of an estate.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɛi̯.ə(n)ˌdaːl/
  • Hyphenation: Heij‧en‧daal

Proper noun

Heijendaal n

  1. A neighborhood of Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands.

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