Galgestraat

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Galgestraat in 1865. Compound of galg (“gallows”) and straat (“street, way”). Named after a street that led to the gallows of the Hoeven court of law.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣɑl.ɣəˌstraːt/
  • Hyphenation: Gal‧ge‧straat

Proper noun

Galgestraat n

  1. a hamlet in Halderberge, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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