Achttienhoven

Dutch

Etymology
  • (Utrecht) First attested as achtienhove in 1287. Compound of Middle Dutch achtien (“eighteen”) and the plural form of hoeve (“plot of land of a certain size”).
  • (Zuid-Holland) First attested as achtienhoeven in 1280-1287. Compound of Middle Dutch achtien (“eighteen”) and the plural form of hoeve (“plot of land of a certain size”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Acht‧tien‧ho‧ven

Proper noun

Achttienhoven n

  1. A hamlet and former municipality of De Bilt, Utrecht, Netherlands.
  2. A hamlet and former municipality of Nieuwkoop, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “achttienhoven”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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