Attested as Het oude Kerkhof around 1750. Derived from oud (“old”) and kerkhof (“graveyard”). Probably named after the former graveyard of Poortvliet. Compare Kerkhoven.
- IPA(key): /ˌɑu̯t ˈkɛrk.ɦɔf/
- Hyphenation: Oud Kerk‧hof
Oud Kerkhof n
- A hamlet in Tholen, Zeeland, Netherlands.
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “oud kerkhof”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN