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Dutch
Etymology
Potentially attested as hovelaken and hoflake in 1132, attested with certainty as hoevelaeckn in 1282. Compound of hove (“farm, farmstead”) and the hydronym Laak, which is derived in turn from laak (“natural watercourse”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦu.vəˌlaː.kə(n)/
- Hyphenation: Hoe‧ve‧la‧ken
Proper noun
Hoevelaken n
- A village and former municipality of Nijkerk, Gelderland, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN