Boven-Hardinxveld

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Boven- en Beneden Hardingsveld in 1899. Compound of boven (“upper, upstream”) and a compound of Old Dutch *Hardo (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and veld (“field”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Bo‧ven-Har‧dinx‧veld

Proper noun

Boven-Hardinxveld n

1. A village in Hardinxveld-Giessendam, South Holland, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “boven-hardinxveld”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN