heten

Meaning

1. (copulative) to be named; to have as name; to be called
2. (copulative) to be (a translation or synonym of); to be called
3. (dated,transitive) to name, to call (to provide with a name, to define a name as)
4. (copulative,dated) to be claimed; to be asserted
5. (copulative,dated) to mean; to have as meaning

Hyphenated as

he‧ten

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɦeː.tə(n)/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hêten, from Old Dutch hētan, originally from the passive voice of Proto-West Germanic *haitan, from Proto-Germanic *haitaną.