Vrilkhoven

Dutch

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Vrilkhoven n

  1. A hamlet in Boxtel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

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