Heusden

English Etymology Borrowed from en nl Heusden. Proper noun en city/and/municipality p/Limburg c/Netherlands. en village mun/Asten p/North Brabant c/Netherlands. Dutch Alternative forms nl Héúsde city dialect spelling nl Heuze village dialect form Etymology (Heusden) First attested as husedinne in 1286. The toponym has been interpreted as nl gem-pro *husid-inja- place of refuge, secure location, in turn derived from nl ine-pro *(s)kewH- to hide, to occlude and related to got 𐌷𐌿𐌶𐌳 treasure, hoard, ang hord hoard, treasure and osx hord hidden courtyard, treasure. Alternative interpretations include nl cel-pro *Kusidiniom settlement of Kusidinios and nl gem-pro *hus-idh-umnjô- place of houses. Compare nl Huizinge, nl Huisduinen and nl Opheusden. (Asten) First attested as Heusden in 1794. Etymology unknown. It is impossible to determine whether the toponym is related to that of the city of Heusden due to a paucity of old attestations. Pronunciation nl /ˈɦøːz.də(n)/ nl Nl-Heusden.ogg nl Heus den nl øːzdən 2 Proper noun n nl Heusden city/and/municipality p/North Brabant c/Netherlands nl De Hoeven Doeveren Drunen Elshout Fellenoord Giersbergen Haarsteeg Hedikhuizen Heesbeen Herpt Kuiksche Heide Luttelherpt Nieuwkuijk Oudheusden Vlijmen Voordijk Wolfshoek nl village mun/Asten p/North Brabant c/Netherlands nl Peelvrujtersland<qq:Carnival nickname> Derived terms nl Heusdenaar nl Heusdens nl Oudheusden References