Zevenhoven

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as septem mansis apud midregth in 1247. Compound of Middle Dutch seven (“seven”) and the plural form of hoeve (“plot of land of a certain size”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Ze‧ven‧ho‧ven

Proper noun

Zevenhoven n

  1. A village and former municipality of Nieuwkoop, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Zevenhovenaar
  • Zevenhovens

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