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Bodegraven
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Dutch
Etymology
Potentially attested as bodengrauen in 1064, attested with certainty as bodengrave in 1351-1356. Derived from a hydronym, derived in turn from a compound of nl odt Bodo a personal name, odt bodo messenger or an older hydronym cognate to got 𐌱𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 mute, deaf and odt grave excavated or canalised watercourse.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈboː.dəˌɣraː.və(n)/
nl Nl-Bodegraven.ogg
nl Bo de gra ven
Proper noun
n
nl village/and/former municipality mun/Bodegraven-Reeuwijk p/South Holland c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Bodegravenaar, nl Boreftenaar local nickname
nl Bodegravens
nl Oud-Bodegraven
nl Bodegraven-Reeuwijk
References
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