sentences:  Other forms of the name that have cropped up, especially in Veldenz documents, are "Hoesteden" (1388), "Hoestede" (1389) and "Hobesteden" (1392).As early as 1408, the form "Hobsteden" is witnessed, followed soon afterwards by "Hoffsteden" (1411) and "Hoibsteden" (1426).The modern form, Hoppstädten, did not first appear until 1820.