Hooge Mierde

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === Hooge Miêrd (dialect form) === Etymology === First attested as myrtha around 1200. Derived from hoog (“high, upper”) and Old Dutch *mier (“swamp”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix *-iþi. The element hoog was added to distinguish the settlement from Lage Mierde. Compare Melle and Mierlo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɦoː.ɣə ˈmiːr.də/ Hyphenation: Hoo‧ge Mier‧de Rhymes: -iːrdə === Proper noun === Hooge Mierde n a village in Reusel-De Mierden, North Brabant, Netherlands Synonym: Haoiboerenrijk (Carnival nickname) ==== Derived terms ==== Hooge en Lage Mierde === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN