Papenhoven

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as papenhoven in 1400. Compound of either Middle Dutch Papo (“a personal name”) or paap (“priest”) and the dative plural form of hof (“farm, farmstead”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈpaː.pə(n)ˌɦoː.və(n)/
Hyphenation: Pa‧pen‧ho‧ven

Proper noun edit

Papenhoven n

A village in Sittard-Geleen, Limburg, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

Obbicht en Papenhoven

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN