Ravensgat

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Ravensgat in 1796. Compound of Raven (“a personal name”) and gat, used here in one of two dialectal senses: "low-lying humid land" or "access road".

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈraː.və(n)sˌɣɑt/
Hyphenation: Ra‧vens‧gat

Proper noun

Ravensgat n

A hamlet in Gemert-Bakel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

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