Vrilkhoven

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as vrilechoven in 1320. Potentially a compound of either Old Dutch Vrilo (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- or Middle Dutch Vrilinc (a personal name) and the dative plural form of hof (“homestead, farmstead”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvrɪlkˌɦoː.və(n)/
• Hyphenation: Vrilk‧ho‧ven

Proper noun

Vrilkhoven n

1. A hamlet in Boxtel, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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