Egmond aan den Hoef
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as ekmunde in 1167. Derived from the toponym Egmond (of unknown etymology) with the identifier aan den Hoef (derived from Middle Dutch huue (“piece of land of a certain size”)). The identifier was added to distinguish the settlement from Egmond aan Zee and Egmond-Binnen.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: Eg‧mond aan den Hoef
Proper noun edit
- A village in Bergen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.