Hakkelaarsbrug

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Hackelaers brug in 1617. Likely a compound of hakkelaar (“stutterer”) and brug (“bridge”). Named after a former toll bridge.

Compare Stokkelaarsbrug.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Hak‧ke‧laars‧brug

Proper noun

Hakkelaarsbrug n

1. A hamlet in Gooise Meren, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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