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Heffen.

a town in the municipality of Mechelen in the province of Antwerp, Belgium

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈɦɛ.fə(n)/
  1. a town in the municipality of Mechelen in the province of Antwerp, Belgium

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch Heffena, most likely from Middle Dutch heffe (“sediment”) + â (“stream of water”). Other possibilities are a relation to the verb heffen or the noun hoeve (“farmstead”).

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