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De Meije
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as mi in 1119. Derived from the hydronym Meije, which potentially derives in turn from nl gem-pro *mîgô urine suffixed with the collectivising suffix gem-pro *ja-. Compare nl Mijdrecht, nl Mijnden, nl Oostmijzen, en Misson and en Mite.
Pronunciation
nl De Meije
Proper noun
De Meije n
nl village mun/Bodegraven-Reeuwijk p/South Holland c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Mijzijde
References
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