Oudenhof

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as hoff-brouck in 1615. Compound of an inflected form of oud (“old”) and hof (“homestead, farmstead”). Originally the name of a polder.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Ou‧den‧hof

Proper noun

Oudenhof n

A neighbourhood of Oegstgeest, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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