Vrijhoeven

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as vrije hoeve in 1474. Compound of Middle Dutch vri (“free from taxes”) and hoeve (“plot of land of a certain size”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Vrij‧hoe‧ven

Proper noun

Vrijhoeven n

  1. A hamlet and former municipality of Nieuwkoop, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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