Bodegraven

== Dutch == === Etymology === Potentially attested as bodengrauen in 1064, attested with certainty as bodengrave in 1351-1356. Derived from a hydronym, derived in turn from a compound of Old Dutch Bodo (a personal name), bodo (“messenger”) or an older hydronym cognate to Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 (bauþs, “mute, deaf”) and grave (“excavated or canalised watercourse”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈboː.dəˌɣraː.və(n)/ Hyphenation: Bo‧de‧gra‧ven === Proper noun === Bodegraven n a village and former municipality of Bodegraven-Reeuwijk, South Holland, Netherlands ==== Derived terms ==== Bodegravenaar, Boreftenaar (local nickname) Bodegravens Oud-Bodegraven Bodegraven-Reeuwijk === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “Bodegraven”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN