Schoonhoven

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as sconhouen in 1247. Compound of Middle Dutch scone (“clean, free of weeds”) and the plural form of hove (“piece of land of a certain size”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsxoːnˌɦoː.və(n)/
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Hyphenation: Schoon‧ho‧ven

Proper noun

Schoonhoven n

A city and former municipality of Krimpenerwaard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

Schoonhovenaar
Schoonhovens

References

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