Hushoven

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Hushoven in 1777-1831. Compound of a dialectal form of huis (“house”) and the dative plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Boshoven.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɦʏsˌɦoː.və(n)/
Hyphenation: Hus‧ho‧ven

Proper noun edit

Hushoven n

A hamlet in Weert, Limburg, Netherlands.

References edit

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