De Oosterhof
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as Oosterhof in 1830-1855. Compound of oost (“east, eastern”) and hof (“farmstead”). Named after a farmhouse which the settlement formed around.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
edit- A hamlet in Epe, Gelderland, Netherlands.
References
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN