Witte Hoef

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Witte Hoef in 1865. Derived from wit (“white”) and hoeve (“farmstead”). The element wit may refer to the colour of the soil around the (former) farm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɪ.tə ˈɦuf/
• Hyphenation: Wit‧te Hoef
• Rhymes: -uf

Proper noun

Witte Hoef n

1. A neighbourhood of Oss, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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