Bodegraven

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Potentially attested as bodengrauen in 1064, attested with certainty as bodengrave in 1351-1356. Derived from a hydronym, derived in turn from a compound of Old Dutch Bodo (“a personal name”), bodo (“messenger”) or an older hydronym cognate to Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 (bauþs, “mute, deaf”) and grave (“excavated or canalised watercourse”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈboː.dəˌɣraː.və(n)/
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Hyphenation: Bo‧de‧gra‧ven

Proper noun edit

Bodegraven n

A village and former municipality of Bodegraven-Reeuwijk, South Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

Bodegravenaar, Boreftenaar (local nickname)
Bodegravens
Oud-Bodegraven
Bodegraven-Reeuwijk

References edit

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