Humcoven

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as heymcoeven in 1660. Compound of Old Dutch Heimo (“a personal name”) suffixed with -ing- and the dative plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”).

See also Limburgish Humkove.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦʏmˌkoː.və(n)/
• Hyphenation: Hum‧co‧ven

Proper noun

Humcoven n

1. A hamlet in Meerssen, Limburg, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN