De Hoef

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Utrecht) First attested as De Hoeff in 1639. Derived from hoeve (piece of land of a certain size, farmstead).
  • (Eersel) First attested as De Hoeven in 1838-1857. Derived from hoeve (piece of land of a certain size, farmstead).
  • (Land van Cuijk) First attested as De Hoeven in 1838-1857. Derived from hoeve (piece of land of a certain size, farmstead).
  • (Reusel-De Mierden) First attested as De Hoeven in 1838-1857. Derived from hoeve (piece of land of a certain size, farmstead).
  • (Someren) Derived from hoeve (piece of land of a certain size, farmstead).
  • (Waalwijk) Derived from hoeve (piece of land of a certain size, farmstead).
  • (Noord-Holland) First attested as Hoeff in 1665. Likely derived from the hydronym Hoefvaart, named after Egmond aan den Hoef.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /də ˈɦuf/
  • Hyphenation: De Hoef
  • Rhymes: -uf

Proper noun

De Hoef n

  1. a village in De Ronde Venen, Utrecht, Netherlands
  2. a hamlet m, an Eersel in North Brabant, Netherlands
  3. a hamlet in Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands
  4. a hamlet in Reusel-De Mierden, North Brabant, Netherlands
  5. a hamlet in Someren, North Brabant, Netherlands
  6. a neighbourhood of Waalwijk, North Brabant, Netherlands
  7. a neighbourhood of Alkmaar, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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