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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as rauene around 1220. Compound of Middle Dutch hooch (“high, elevated”) and Ravene (“Ravenna”). Named after the Italian city. The element hoog was added to distinguish the area from Laagraven.
Compare Demmerik, Kamerik, Kockengen, Kortrijk, Parijsch, Pavijen, Portengen, Snel en Polanen and Spengen.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hoograven n
- A neighbourhood of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “hoograven”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN