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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as die oude bodegrave in 1295-1296. Compound of Middle Dutch out (“old”) and the toponym Bodegraven. Derived from a hydronym which received its name when the name Bodegraven began to be applied to the settlement around it.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Oud-‧Bo‧de‧gra‧ven
Proper noun
Oud-Bodegraven n
- A hamlet in Bodegraven-Reeuwijk, South Holland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “oud-bodegraven”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN