Hakkelaarsbrug

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Hackelaers brug in 1617. Likely a compound of hakkelaar (“stutterer”) and brug (“bridge”). Named after a former toll bridge.

Compare Stokkelaarsbrug.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Hak‧ke‧laars‧brug

Proper noun

Hakkelaarsbrug n

  1. a hamlet in Gooise Meren, North Holland, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “hakkelaarsbrug”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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