Hoevelaken

== Dutch == === Etymology === Potentially attested as hovelaken and hoflake in 1132, attested with certainty as hoevelaeckn in 1282. Compound of hove (“farm, farmstead”) and the hydronym Laak, which is derived in turn from laak (“natural watercourse”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɦu.vəˌlaː.kə(n)/ Hyphenation: Hoe‧ve‧la‧ken === Proper noun === Hoevelaken n a village and former municipality of Nijkerk, Gelderland, Netherlands ==== Derived terms ==== Hoevelakenaar Hoevelaker === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN