Hippolytushoef

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Ipelshoef (West Frisian)

Etymology

First attested as ypolshove in 1343-1344. Compound of the name of Saint Hippolytus of Rome and Middle Dutch huue (piece of land of a certain size, farmstead).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Hip‧po‧ly‧tus‧hoef

Proper noun

Hippolytushoef n

  1. A village in Hollands Kroon, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
    Synonyms: Hippo (nickname), Klein Parijs (nickname)

Derived terms

  • Hippolytushoever
  • Hippolytushoefs

References

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