Kerkhoven

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as karlichoven in 1304. Derived from a compound of Old Dutch Karl (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and the dative plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɛrkˌɦoː.və(n)/
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Hyphenation: Kerk‧ho‧ven
Homophone: kerkhoven

Proper noun

Kerkhoven n

A neighbourhood of Oisterwijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

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