Abcoven

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as abbichoven in 1380. Compound of Old Dutch Abbe (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and the dative plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɑpˌkoː.və(n)/
Hyphenation: Ab‧co‧ven

Proper noun edit

Abcoven n

A hamlet in Goirle, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

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