Hogeveen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as hoogeveen in 1375. Compound of Middle Dutch hooch (“high, elevated”) and veen (“peat bog, marsh”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Ho‧ge‧veen

Proper noun

Hogeveen n

  1. A hamlet in Alphen aan den Rijn, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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