Schoonhoven

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as sconhouen in 1247. Compound of Middle Dutch scone (“clean, free of weeds”) and the plural form of hove (“piece of land of a certain size”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsxoːnˌɦoː.və(n)/

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• Hyphenation: Schoon‧ho‧ven

Proper noun

Schoonhoven n

1. A city and former municipality of Krimpenerwaard, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Schoonhovenaar
• Schoonhovens

References

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