Hofland
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Dutch Hofland, from hof (“court”) + land (“land”).
Proper noun
editHofland (plural Hoflands)
- A surname from Dutch.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Hofland is the 33731th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 675 individuals. Hofland is most common among White (93.19%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hofland”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 189.
Dutch
editEtymology
edit- (Friesland) First attested as hoeflandt in 1543. Calque of West Frisian It Hoflân, derived in turn from a compound of hof (“court”) and lân (“land”), referring here to land belonging to a lord or a manor.
- (Noord-Holland) First attested as curtim nostram in Hemezkerke que vulgariter Hoflant dicitur in 1248. Derived from Middle Dutch hoflant (“land belonging to a lord or a manor”).
- (Utrecht) Derived from hofland (“land belonging to a lord or a manor”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editHofland n
- A hamlet in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands
- A neighbourhood of Heemskerk, North Holland, Netherlands
- A neighbourhood of De Ronde Venen, Utrecht, Netherlands
References
editCategories:
- English terms borrowed from Dutch
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- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English surnames
- English surnames from Dutch
- Dutch terms calqued from West Frisian
- Dutch terms derived from West Frisian
- Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch proper nouns
- Dutch neuter nouns
- nl:Villages in Friesland, Netherlands
- nl:Villages in the Netherlands
- nl:Places in Friesland, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands
- nl:Neighbourhoods in North Holland, Netherlands
- nl:Places in North Holland, Netherlands
- nl:Neighbourhoods in Utrecht, Netherlands
- nl:Places in Utrecht, Netherlands