Vlokhoven

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as vlochouen in 1279. Compound of an unclear first element and the dative plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”). The first element may be Middle Dutch vlocke (“waste produced when shearing a sheep”) or a term cognate to Middle Low German vlocke (“flock of sheep”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvlɔkˌɦoː.və(n)/
• Hyphenation: Vlok‧ho‧ven

Proper noun

Vlokhoven n

1. A neighbourhood of Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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