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Hoevelaken
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Dutch
Etymology
Potentially attested as hovelaken and hoflake in 1132, attested with certainty as hoevelaeckn in 1282. Compound of nl hove farm, farmstead and the hydronym Laak, which is derived in turn from nl laak natural watercourse.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈɦu.vəˌlaː.kə(n)/
nl Hoe ve la ken
Proper noun
n
nl village/and/former municipality mun/Nijkerk p/Gelderland c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Hoevelakenaar
nl Hoevelaker
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