Stevenshof

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Attested as Stevenhofjespolder in 1674. Compound of the name of Saint Stephen and hof (“court”). Originally the name of a polder owned by the Convent of Saint Stephen (a poorhouse) in Leiden.

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Ste‧vens‧hof

Proper noun edit

Stevenshof n

A neighbourhood of Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References edit

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