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Hooft
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Dutch
Etymology
The island is named after poet and author Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft (1581 - 1647). Hooft occupied administrative positions in nearby Muiden and Naarden. See also nl Drost and nl Warenar.
Pronunciation
nl /ɦoːft/
nl Hooft
nl oːft 1
nl hoofd
Proper noun
n
nl island p/North Holland c/Netherlands
nl eponyms
Plautdietsch
Alternative forms
pdt Hoof
Etymology
From pdt gml hōf hōf, höf, from pdt osx hōf, from pdt gem-pro *hōfaz.
Noun
pdt noun n plural Heefta
hoof
Derived terms
pdt Hoofiesa
pdt Animal body parts