Achthoven

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Montfoort) First attested as achtehoeven in 1306. Compound of Middle Dutch achte (“eight”) and the plural form of hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size”).
  • (Vijfheerenlanden) First attested as cortachoven in the middle of the 14th century. Compound of Middle Dutch achte (“eight”) and the plural form of hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size”).
  • (Zuid-Holland) Compound of acht (“eight”) and the plural form of hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size”) or hof (“homestead, farmstead”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Acht‧ho‧ven

Proper noun

Achthoven n

  1. a hamlet and former municipality of Montfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands
  2. a hamlet in Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands
  3. a hamlet in Leiderdorp, South Holland, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “achthoven”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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