Zeshoeven

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Zes Hoeven in 1866. Compound of zes (“six”) and the plural form of hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size”). So named to distinguish the then-hamlet from Achthoeven.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɛsˌɦu.və(n)/
• Hyphenation: Zes‧hoe‧ven

Proper noun

Zeshoeven n

1. A neighbourhood of Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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