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Hooft
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Etymology
The island is named after poet and author Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft (1581 - 1647). Hooft occupied administrative positions in nearby Muiden and Naarden. See also Drost and Warenar.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hooft n
- an island of North Holland, Netherlands
Plautdietsch
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Low German hōf, höf, from Old Saxon hōf, from Proto-Germanic *hōfaz.
Noun
Hooft n (plural Heefta)
Derived terms
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