Papenhoven
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as papenhoven in 1400. Compound of either Middle Dutch Papo (“a personal name”) or paap (“priest”) and the dative plural form of hof (“farm, farmstead”).
See also Limburgish Papenhaove.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editPapenhoven n
- A village in Sittard-Geleen, Limburg, Netherlands.
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN