Sint Agatha

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Sint Aagte (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as Sunt Aechten in 1404. Named after a monastery formerly located near the settlement. The monastery was named in turn after Saint Agatha of Sicily.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪnt aːˈɣaː.taː/
• Hyphenation: Sint Aga‧tha

Proper noun

Sint Agatha n

1. A village in Land van Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Cuijk en Sint Agatha

References

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