Couwenhoven

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as couwenhoven in 1480. Compound of Middle Dutch cout (“abandoned, not in use”) and the plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”).

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Cou‧wen‧ho‧ven

Proper noun edit

Couwenhoven n

A neighbourhood of Zeist, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References edit

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