Vrilkhoven

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as vrilechoven in 1320. Potentially a compound of either Old Dutch Vrilo (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- or Middle Dutch Vrilinc (“a personal name”) and the dative plural form of hof (“homestead, farmstead”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈvrɪlkˌɦoː.və(n)/
Hyphenation: Vrilk‧ho‧ven

Proper noun edit

Vrilkhoven n

A hamlet in Boxtel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

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