Stevenshof
Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Stevenhofjespolder in 1674. Compound of the name of Saint Stephen and hof (“court”). Originally the name of a polder owned by the Convent of Saint Stephen (a poorhouse) in Leiden.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Ste‧vens‧hof
Proper noun
Stevenshof n
- A neighbourhood of Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “stevenshof”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN