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, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

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