Hoograven

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as rauene around 1220. Compound of Middle Dutch hooch (“high, elevated”) and Ravene (“Ravenna”). Named after the Italian city. The element hoog was added to distinguish the area from Laagraven.

Compare Demmerik, Kamerik, Kockengen, Kortrijk, Parijsch, Pavijen, Portengen, Snel en Polanen and Spengen.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Hoog‧ra‧ven

Proper noun

Hoograven n

1. A neighbourhood of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

References

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