Hoevelaken
Dutch
editEtymology
editPotentially attested as hovelaken and hoflake in 1132, attested with certainty as hoevelaeckn in 1282. Compound of hove (“farm, farmstead”) and the hydronym Laak, which is derived in turn from laak (“natural watercourse”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editHoevelaken n
- A village and former municipality of Nijkerk, Gelderland, Netherlands.
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editReferences
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN