Veldhoven

Dutch

Etymology

• (Netherlands) First attested as velthouen in 1294. Compound of veld (“field”) and the dative plural form of hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size”).
• (Belgium) Compound of veld (“field”) and the dative plural form of hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size”) or hof (“homestead, farmstead”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛltˌɦoː.və(n)/

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Veld‧ho‧ven

Proper noun

Veldhoven n

1. A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.

   Synonym: Rommelgat (Carnival nickname)

   Meronyms: Berkt, Halfmijl, Heers, Hoogeind, Scherpenering, Schoot, Toterfout, Vliet, Zandoerle, Zittard

2. A hamlet in Bocholt, Belgium.

Derived terms

• Veldhovenaar
• Veldhovens
• Veldhoven en Meerveldhoven

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “veldhoven”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN