Kinkhoven

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Kinckhoven in 1803-1820. Difficult to interpret due to a paucity of old attestations. Potentially a compound of Old Dutch Kindo (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix Old Dutch -ing- and the dative plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”).

See also Limburgish Kinkhaove.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɪŋkˌɦoː.və(n)/
• Hyphenation: Kink‧ho‧ven

Proper noun

Kinkhoven n

1. A hamlet in Leudal, Limburg, Netherlands

References

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