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Dutch
Etymology
Potentially attested as bodengrauen in 1064, attested with certainty as bodengrave in 1351-1356. Derived from a hydronym, derived in turn from a compound of Old Dutch Bodo (a personal name), bodo (“messenger”) or an older hydronym cognate to Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 (bauþs, “mute, deaf”) and grave (“excavated or canalised watercourse”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈboː.dəˌɣraː.və(n)/
- Hyphenation: Bo‧de‧gra‧ven
Proper noun
Bodegraven n
- A village and former municipality of Bodegraven-Reeuwijk, South Holland, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “bodegraven”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN