Boven-Hardinxveld

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Boven- en Beneden Hardingsveld in 1899. Compound of boven (“upper, upstream”) and a compound of Old Dutch *Hardo (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and veld (“field”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Bo‧ven-Har‧dinx‧veld

Proper noun

Boven-Hardinxveld n

  1. A village in Hardinxveld-Giessendam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “boven-hardinxveld”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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