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English
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhoʊvən/, /ˈhuːvən/
Proper noun
Hoeven (plural Hoevens)
- A surname.
Dutch
Etymology
- (Halderberge) First attested as ten houven, binne den houven and uten houven in 1304. Derived from the plural form of hoeve (“plot of land of a certain size”).
- (Gemert-Bakel) First attested as Hoeven in 1838-1857. Derived from the plural form of hoeve (“plot of land of a certain size, farmstead”).
- (Land van Cuijk) Derived from the plural form of hoeve (“plot of land of a certain size, farmstead”).
- (Eindhoven) Derived from the plural form of hoeve (“plot of land of a certain size, farmstead”).
- (Maashorst) First attested as de Hoeven in 1730. Derived from the plural form of hoeve (“plot of land of a certain size”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hoeven n
- A village and former municipality of Halderberge, North Brabant, Netherlands
- Synonym: Peejenland (Carnival nickname)
- A hamlet in Gemert-Bakel, North Brabant, Netherlands
- A hamlet in Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands
- A neighbourhood of Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
- A neighbourhood of Maashorst, North Brabant, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN