Witte Hoef

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Witte Hoef in 1865. Derived from wit (“white”) and hoeve (“farmstead”). The element wit may refer to the colour of the soil around the (former) farm.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈʋɪ.tə ˈɦuf/
Hyphenation: Wit‧te Hoef
Rhymes: -uf

Proper noun edit

Witte Hoef n

A neighbourhood of Oss, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

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