Achttienhoven

Dutch

Etymology

• (Utrecht) First attested as achtienhove in 1287. Compound of Middle Dutch achtien (“eighteen”) and the plural form of hoeve (“plot of land of a certain size”).
• (Zuid-Holland) First attested as achtienhoeven in 1280-1287. Compound of Middle Dutch achtien (“eighteen”) and the plural form of hoeve (“plot of land of a certain size”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Acht‧tien‧ho‧ven

Proper noun

Achttienhoven n

1. A hamlet and former municipality of De Bilt, Utrecht, Netherlands.
2. A hamlet and former municipality of Nieuwkoop, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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