Batau

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested in the 14th century. Derived from a variant of Middle Dutch betewe (“Betuwe, a natural region in Gelderland”). Named after a former castle.

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Ba‧tau

Proper noun edit

Batau n

A neighbourhood of Nieuwegein, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References edit

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