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Hien.

a hamlet in Neder-Betuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ɦin/
  1. a hamlet in Neder-Betuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands

    neuter
Where this word comes from

Potentially attested as hehun in the second half of the 9th century, attested with certainty as apud hian towards the end of the 11th century. Etymology unknown. A proposed derivation from Proto-Indo-European *(a)kew (“glittering, bending outward”) is farfetched.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.