Schoonhoven

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as sconhouen in 1247. Compound of Middle Dutch scone (“clean, free of weeds”) and the plural form of hove (“piece of land of a certain size”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsxoːnˌɦoː.və(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Schoon‧ho‧ven

Proper noun

Schoonhoven n

  1. a city and former municipality of Krimpenerwaard, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Schoonhovenaar
  • Schoonhovens

References

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