Steelhoven
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as sthenlo in 1213. Compound of steen (“stone”) and lo (“light forest”). The second element was eventually replaced by the plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsteːlˌɦoː.və(n)/
- Hyphenation: Steel‧ho‧ven
Proper noun
Steelhoven n
- A hamlet in Drimmelen, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN