Etymology
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- (Utrecht) First attested as De Hoeff in 1639. Derived from hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size, farmstead”).
- (Eersel) First attested as De Hoeven in 1838-1857. Derived from hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size, farmstead”).
- (Land van Cuijk) First attested as De Hoeven in 1838-1857. Derived from hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size, farmstead”).
- (Reusel-De Mierden) First attested as De Hoeven in 1838-1857. Derived from hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size, farmstead”).
- (Someren) Derived from hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size, farmstead”).
- (Waalwijk) Derived from hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size, farmstead”).
- (Noord-Holland) First attested as Hoeff in 1665. Likely derived from the hydronym Hoefvaart, named after Egmond aan den Hoef.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /də ˈɦuf/
- Hyphenation: De Hoef
- Rhymes: -uf
Proper noun
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De Hoef n
- A village in De Ronde Venen, Utrecht, Netherlands.
- A hamlet m, an Eersel in Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Land van Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Reusel-De Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Someren, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- A neighbourhood of Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- A neighbourhood of Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
References
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- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “de hoef”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN