Crabbehof

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Krabbehoeve in 1617. Compound of the hydronym Krabbe and hof (“manor”). Originally the name of a castle.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Crab‧be‧hof

Proper noun

Crabbehof n

1. A neighbourhood of Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “crabbehof”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN