Schoonhoven

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as sconhouen in 1247. Compound of Middle Dutch scone (“clean, free of weeds”) and the plural form of hove (“piece of land of a certain size”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈsxoːnˌɦoː.və(n)/
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Hyphenation: Schoon‧ho‧ven

Proper noun edit

Schoonhoven n

A city and former municipality of Krimpenerwaard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “schoonhoven”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN