Vlokhoven

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as vlochouen in 1279. Compound of an unclear first element and the dative plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”). The first element may be Middle Dutch vlocke (“waste produced when shearing a sheep”) or a term cognate to Middle Low German vlocke (“flock of sheep”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈvlɔkˌɦoː.və(n)/
Hyphenation: Vlok‧ho‧ven

Proper noun edit

Vlokhoven n

A neighbourhood of Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

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