Hof is a Germanic word found in German, Dutch, Old Norse, and Old English among others, designating a "courtyard, farmyard, royal court, hall, yard or garden". Technical meanings include: *

Heathen hof A heathen hof or Germanic pagan temple was a temple building of Germanic religion; a few have also been built for use in modern heathenry. The term ''hof'' is taken from Old Norse. Background Etymologically, the Old Norse word ''hof'' is the s ...

, a type of Old Norse temple *''Bauernhof, Maierhof'', types of Family farm

Places

It is very a common element in German, Dutch and Scandinavian place names, such as Hofgeismar or

Tempelhof Tempelhof () is a locality of Berlin within the borough of Tempelhof-Schöneberg. It is the location of the former Tempelhof Airport, one of the earliest commercial airports in the world. The former airport and surroundings are now a park called ...

. By itself it may refer to the following places:

Austria

* Hof, Upper Austria, see Sankt Marienkirchen am Hausruck * Hof bei Salzburg, a municipality in the district of Salzburg-Umgebung in the state of Salzburg * Hof am Leithaberge, a town in the district of Bruck an der Leitha in the state of Lower Austria *

Hof bei Straden Hof bei Straden is a former municipality in the district of Südoststeiermark in Austrian state of Styria. Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform The Styria municipal structural reform (German: ''Steiermärkische Gemeindestrukturrefo ...

, a former municipality in the district of Südoststeiermark in the state of Styria

Czech Republic

* Hof in Mähren, the former Austrian and German name for the municipality of Dvorce in the Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region

Germany

* Hof (district), a Landkreis (district) in Bavaria ** Hof, Bavaria, a town in the Hof district of Bavaria ** Hof (electoral district), an electoral district comprising the town of Hof and the districts of Hof and Wunsiedel * Hof, Rhineland-Palatinate, a village in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate

Iceland

, a type of Old Norse temple *

Hof, Iceland Hof, () in Öræfi, is a cluster of farms in the municipality of Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður in southeast Iceland, close to Vatnajökull glacier, and twenty two kilometres south of Skaftafell in Vatnajökull National Park. It is on the Route ...

, a small village in the municipality of Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður

Netherlands

Hof van Delft Hof van Delft ("Court of Delft") is a former municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland. It was located to the west of the city of Delft, and covered the villages of Den Hoorn, Abtswoude, and 't Woudt. The municipality existed from 1 ...

, a former municipality west of Delft, South Holland *

Hof van Holland The Hof van Holland, Zeeland en West-Friesland (; usually shortened to Hof van Holland in the literature, and translated in English literature as "(High) Court of Holland") was the High Court of the provinces of Holland, West Friesland and Zeeland ...

, High Court of the provinces of Holland and Zeeland 1428–1811 *

Hof van Savoye The Hof van Savoye (Court of Savoy) or Palace of Margaret of Austria is an early 16th-century building in Mechelen, Belgium. It was one of the first Renaissance buildings in Northern Europe. Archduchess Margaret of Austria, Governor of the Neth ...

, Palace of Margaret of Austria in Mechelen, Antwerp *

Hof van Twente Hof van Twente () is a municipality in the eastern Netherlands, province Overijssel. The municipality was established 1 January 2001 as the result of the merger of the municipalities of Diepenheim, Goor, Markelo, Ambt Delden, and Stad Delden. Po ...

, a municipality in Twente, Overijssel

Norway

* Hof, Åsnes, a village in Åsnes municipality in Innlandet county * Hof, Innlandet, a former municipality in the old Hedmark county *

Hof, Vestfold Hof is a former municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It merged into Holmestrand on Jan. 1, 2018. The administrative centre of the former municipality was the village of Hof. The municipality of Hof was established on 1 January 1838 (see for ...

, a former municipality in the old Vestfold county **

Hof Prison Hof Prison ( no, Hof fengsel) was a prison in Hof in Vestfold og Telemark, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost ...

, a prison in Holmestrand municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county

People

Hof (surname) Hof is a Dutch and German toponymic surname.Hof
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, a Dutch and German surname

Buildings

Hof Ásatrúarfélagsins Hof Ásatrúarfélagsins is a religious building under construction in Reykjavík, Iceland. When finished it will be used by the Heathen organization Ásatrúarfélagið for religious ceremonies, concerts, exhibitions and administrative work. It ...

, temple in Reykjavík, Iceland * Hofburg, the imperial palace in Vienna

Acronym

HOf gauge H0f gauge (or H0i gauge) is a rail transport modelling scale representing Feldbahn-style 2 ft and 600 mm gauge railways using 1:87 HO scale running on Z gauge track. The ' NEM 010 specification defines H0f for modelling gauges , as part of the 1: ...

, 1:87 rail modelling using 6.5 mm track. * Hall of fame *

High on Fire High on Fire is an American heavy metal band from Oakland, California, that was formed in 1999. Matt Pike, the band's frontman and founder, also plays guitar for doom metal band Sleep. High on Fire won the 2019 Grammy Award for Best Metal Perfo ...

, an American band * Higher-order function *

Horton overland flow In soil science, Horton overland flow describes the tendency of water to flow horizontally across land surfaces when rainfall has exceeded infiltration capacity and depression storage capacity. It is named after Robert E. Horton, the engineer who ...

* House of Fraser, a British department store * Huisman-Olff-Fresco models *

Hypofluorous acid Hypofluorous acid, chemical formula H O F, is the only known oxyacid of fluorine and the only known oxoacid in which the main atom gains electrons from oxygen to create a negative oxidation state. The oxidation state of the oxygen in hypofluorite ...

* RPC-TV, formerly HOF-TV, a Panamanian television network