De Hoef

Dutch

Etymology

• (Utrecht) First attested as De Hoeff in 1639. Derived from hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size, farmstead”).
• (Eersel) First attested as De Hoeven in 1838-1857. Derived from hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size, farmstead”).
• (Land van Cuijk) First attested as De Hoeven in 1838-1857. Derived from hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size, farmstead”).
• (Reusel-De Mierden) First attested as De Hoeven in 1838-1857. Derived from hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size, farmstead”).
• (Someren) Derived from hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size, farmstead”).
• (Waalwijk) Derived from hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size, farmstead”).
• (Noord-Holland) First attested as Hoeff in 1665. Likely derived from the hydronym Hoefvaart, named after Egmond aan den Hoef.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /də ˈɦuf/
• Hyphenation: De Hoef
• Rhymes: -uf

Proper noun

De Hoef n

1. a village in De Ronde Venen, Utrecht, Netherlands
2. a hamlet m, an Eersel in North Brabant, Netherlands
3. a hamlet in Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands
4. a hamlet in Reusel-De Mierden, North Brabant, Netherlands
5. a hamlet in Someren, North Brabant, Netherlands
6. a neighbourhood of Waalwijk, North Brabant, Netherlands
7. a neighbourhood of Alkmaar, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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