Terboven

== German == === Alternative forms === Derboven, Darboven === Etymology === From Middle Low German dâr bōven (literally “up there”), referring to a farmstead on a hill above a village. The first syllable was altered through contraction and subsequent adaptation to Low German ter (“to the”) as in names like Terlinden. Compare the variants above. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɛrˈboːvən/ === Proper noun === Terboven m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Terbovens or (with an article) Terboven, plural Terbovens or Terboven) a Westphalian surname, notably held by Josef Terboven (governor of German-occupied Norway) === References ===