Hof van Delft

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as in curta nostra de delf in 1251. Derived from Middle Dutch hof (“farmstead, homestead”) and the toponym Delft.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Hof van Delft

Proper noun

Hof van Delft n

  1. A neighbourhood and former municipality of Delft, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “hof van delft”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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