Heeswijk

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Hézzik (Bernheze, dialect form)

Etymology

• (Bernheze) Potentially attested as essuic in 1076-1081, attested with certainty as hesewich in 1196. Compound of Old Dutch hese (“brushwood”) and wīc (“farmstead, village, settlement”). Currently part of the twin village of Heeswijk-Dinther.
• (Land van Cuijk) Attested as Heeswijk in 1838-1857. Compound of hees (“brushwood”) and wijk (“village, settlement”).
• (Utrecht) First attested as hesewic and hesewik in 1204. Compound of Old Dutch hese (“brushwood”) and wīc (“farmstead, village, settlement”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦeːs.ʋɛi̯k/
• Hyphenation: Hees‧wijk

Proper noun

Heeswijk n

1. A village and former municipality of Bernheze, North Brabant, Netherlands
2. A hamlet in Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands
3. A hamlet in Montfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Heeswijkenaar
• Heeswijks
• Heeswijk-Dinther
• Heeswijkse Kampen

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “heeswijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN