Papenhoven

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as papenhoven in 1400. Compound of either Middle Dutch Papo (“a personal name”) or paap (“priest”) and the dative plural form of hof (“farm, farmstead”).

See also Limburgish Papenhaove.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpaː.pə(n)ˌɦoː.və(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Pa‧pen‧ho‧ven

Proper noun

Papenhoven n

  1. A village in Sittard-Geleen, Limburg, Netherlands.

Derived terms

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