Hofstad

Etymology 1
Compound of. Named after the Binnenhof, which originally was the seat of the Counts of Holland and now houses the Dutch parliament.

Etymology 2

 * (Noord-Brabant) First attested as Hofstad in 1838-1857. Derived from.
 * (Utrecht) Derived from the toponym Westrummerhofstad (a former village), a compound of the toponym Westrum (derived in turn from and ) and . As the neighbourhood is located in the southeast of Houten, it was decided to drop the element Westrummer.