Cuxhaven

Cuxhaven

German

Etymology

Uncertain first and second element. The first element is equivalent to either English koog or cog due to its geographical position at a mudflat or on an elevation, respectively, the second part looks equivalent to German Hafen but can also be Hof or even Hag in a form like Gellershagen (an informal subdistrict of Bielefeld).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʊksˈhaːfn̩]

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Proper noun

Cuxhaven n (proper noun, genitive Cuxhavens or (optionally with an article) Cuxhaven)

1. Cuxhaven (a city in Lower Saxony, Germany)
2. Cuxhaven (a district of Lower Saxony, Germany)
3. (historical, till 1977) Cuxhaven (an independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany)