Hoogvliet

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Hoochvliet in 1639. Compound of hoog (“high, elevated”) and vliet (“running watercourse”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Hoog‧vliet

Proper noun

Hoogvliet n

1. A neighbourhood and former municipality of Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Hoogvlieter
• Hoogvliets

References

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