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
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