Galgestraat

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Galgestraat in 1865. Compound of galg (“gallows”) and straat (“street, way”). Named after a street that led to the gallows of the Hoeven court of law.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɣɑl.ɣəˌstraːt/
Hyphenation: Gal‧ge‧straat

Proper noun edit

Galgestraat n

A hamlet in Halderberge, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

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