Hoevelaken

Dutch

Etymology

Potentially attested as hovelaken and hoflake in 1132, attested with certainty as hoevelaeckn in 1282. Compound of hove (“farm, farmstead”) and the hydronym Laak, which is derived in turn from laak (“natural watercourse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦu.vəˌlaː.kə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Hoe‧ve‧la‧ken

Proper noun

Hoevelaken n

1. A village and former municipality of Nijkerk, Gelderland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Hoevelakenaar
• Hoevelaker

References

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