Duivenhoek
Dutch
editEtymology
editAttested as Duivels hoec around 1660. Compound of duivel (“devil”) and hoek (“corner”). The first element was gradually reinterpreted to duif (“dove”) in an effort to lessen the negative connotations of the toponym. Compare Roverberg.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editDuivenhoek n
- A hamlet in Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands.