Editing Eindhoven (section)

== Etymology ==
The name may derive<ref>{{cite web |date=6 February 2014 |title=A brief history of Eindhoven |url=https://eindhovennews.com/news/2014/02/a-brief-history-of-eindhoven/ |access-date=15 November 2023 |website=Eindhoven News |language=en-GB}}</ref> from the contraction of the regional words ''eind'' (meaning "last" or "end") and ''hove'' (or ''hoeve'', a section of some 14 [[hectares]] of land). [[Toponomy|Toponymically]], ''eind'' occurs commonly as a prefix and postfix in local place- and street names. A "hove" comprised a parcel of land which a local lord might [[Leasehold|lease]] to private persons (such as [[farmer]]s). Given that a string of such parcels existed around [[Woensel]], the name ''Eindhoven'' may have originated with the meaning literally "last [[hoof|hoves]] on the land of Woensel" in [[Dutch language]].

Another explanation{{citation needed|date=October 2023}} is that "Eind" is derived from "Gender", the city is located at the end of this little river. Genderhoven phonetically would have changed to Endehoven. 'Ende' is also the old spelling and pronunciation of the word 'eind', which would explain the change from 'Gender' to 'Eind'.