Franse Gat

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Het Fransche Gat in 1832. Derived from Frans (“French”) and gat (“hole, gap”). Named after a field. According to local tradition, the toponym refers to a French army unit stationed on the field at the end of the 18th century.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Fran‧se Gat

Proper noun

Franse Gat n

1. A neighbourhood of Veenendaal, Utrecht, Netherlands

References

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