Attested as 't Zeegat in 1838-1857. Derived from zeegat (“sea channel”).
Zeegat n
- A hamlet in Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands.
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “zeegat”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN