Egmond aan den Hoef

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as ekmunde in 1167. Derived from the toponym Egmond (of unknown etymology) with the identifier aan den Hoef (derived from Middle Dutch huue (“piece of land of a certain size”)). The identifier was added to distinguish the settlement from Egmond aan Zee and Egmond-Binnen.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Eg‧mond aan den Hoef

Proper noun

Egmond aan den Hoef n

1. A village in Bergen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• De Hoef

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “egmond aan den hoef”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN