De Oosterhof

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Oosterhof in 1830-1855. Compound of oost (“east, eastern”) and hof (“farmstead”). Named after a farmhouse which the settlement formed around.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /də ˈoːs.tərˌɦɔf/
  • Hyphenation: De Oos‧ter‧hof

Proper noun

De Oosterhof n

  1. a hamlet in Epe, Gelderland, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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