De Haukes
Dutch
editEtymology
editAttested as Haukes in 1680. Etymology unknown. Proposed etymologies include a derivation from a diminutive form of hau (“pool, swampland”), from hou (“homestead”), from a dialectal variant of hooi (“hay”) and, finally, from hauw (“shell, hull”).
Pronunciation
edit- Hyphenation: De Hau‧kes
Proper noun
edit- A hamlet in Hollands Kroon, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.