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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Kinckhoven in 1803-1820. Difficult to interpret due to a paucity of old attestations. Potentially a compound of Old Dutch Kindo (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix Old Dutch -ing- and the dative plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”).
See also Limburgish Kinkhaove.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɪŋkˌɦoː.və(n)/
- Hyphenation: Kink‧ho‧ven
Proper noun
Kinkhoven n
- A hamlet in Leudal, Limburg, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN