Middenhoven

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Attested as Middenhoeve and Middenhoven in 1738. Compound of midden (“middle, mid-”) and the plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”). Named after a former farmhouse.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: Mid‧den‧ho‧ven

Proper noun[edit]

Middenhoven n

  1. A neighbourhood of Amstelveen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References[edit]

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “middenhoven”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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