Vrijhoeven

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as vrije hoeve in 1474. Compound of Middle Dutch vri (“free from taxes”) and hoeve (“plot of land of a certain size”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Vrij‧hoe‧ven

Proper noun

Vrijhoeven n

1. A hamlet and former municipality of Nieuwkoop, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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