Zwanengat
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as Zwaanen Gat in 1866. Compound of zwaan (“swan, Cygnus sp.”) and gat (“mouth of a creek”). Originally a hydronym.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Zwanengat n
- A neighbourhood of Moerdijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN