Hogeveen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as hoogeveen in 1375. Compound of Middle Dutch hooch (“high, elevated”) and veen (“peat bog, marsh”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Ho‧ge‧veen

Proper noun

Hogeveen n

1. A hamlet in Alphen aan den Rijn, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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