De Hoven

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Gelderland) First attested as de Hoven in 1866. Derived from the plural of form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”). See also Dutch Low Saxon De Höäve.
  • (Flevoland) Derived from the plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”). Most of the street names in the neighbourhood end with hof.
  • (Noord-Brabant) Derived from the plural of form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”). The neighbourhood's streets are named after various farmsteads.
  • (Overijssel) Derived from the plural form of hof (“garden, vegetable garden”). The land the current neighbourhood stands on was formerly occupied by a complex of vegetable gardens.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /də ˈɦoː.və(n)/
  • Hyphenation: De Ho‧ven
  • Rhymes: -oːvən

Proper noun

De Hoven n

  1. a village in Zutphen, Gelderland, Netherlands
  2. a neighbourhood of Almere, Flevoland, Netherlands
  3. a neighbourhood of 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Netherlands
  4. a neighbourhood of Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands

References

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