Sint Agatha

Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

Sint Aagte (dialect form)

Etymology edit

First attested as Sunt Aechten in 1404. Named after a monastery formerly located near the settlement. The monastery was named in turn after Saint Agatha of Sicily.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈsɪnt aːˈɣaː.taː/
Hyphenation: Sint Aga‧tha

Proper noun edit

Sint Agatha n

A village in Land van Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

Cuijk en Sint Agatha

References edit

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