Hoevenbraak
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First attested as op Hoevenbraecke in 1693. Compound of the plural form of hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size, farmstead”) and braak (“intensively ploughed land, heath converted to farmland”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Hoevenbraak n
- A neighbourhood of Meierijstad, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References[edit]
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN