Couwenhoven

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as couwenhoven in 1480. Compound of Middle Dutch cout (“abandoned, not in use”) and the plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Cou‧wen‧ho‧ven

Proper noun

Couwenhoven n

1. A neighbourhood of Zeist, Utrecht, Netherlands

References

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