Funny, 'hof' is also the dutch word for court (like the kings court) and garden (typically luxurious ornamental gardens). And plural its 'hoven'. Hoven is quite common in dutch last names, like Van Vollenhoven.
Probably one of the many words we learned from our viking friends that came to visit the Netherlands so often.
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Funny, 'hof' is also the dutch word for court (like the kings court) and garden (typically luxurious ornamental gardens). And plural its 'hoven'. Hoven is quite common in dutch last names, like Van Vollenhoven.
Probably one of the many words we learned from our viking friends that came to visit the Netherlands so often.