De Hoven

Dutch

Etymology

• (Gelderland) First attested as de Hoven in 1866. Derived from the plural of form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”). See also Dutch Low Saxon De Höäve.
• (Flevoland) Derived from the plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”). Most of the street names in the neighbourhood end with hof.
• (Noord-Brabant) Derived from the plural of form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”). The neighbourhood's streets are named after various farmsteads.
• (Overijssel) Derived from the plural form of hof (“garden, vegetable garden”). The land the current neighbourhood stands on was formerly occupied by a complex of vegetable gardens.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /də ˈɦoː.və(n)/
• Hyphenation: De Ho‧ven
• Rhymes: -oːvən

Proper noun

De Hoven n

1. A village in Zutphen, Gelderland, Netherlands.
2. A neighbourhood of Almere, Flevoland, Netherlands.
3. A neighbourhood of 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
4. A neighbourhood of Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands.

References

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