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Kattouw.

a neighbourhood of Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Netherlands

7 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈkɑ.tɑu̯/
  1. a neighbourhood of Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Netherlands

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Where this word comes from

Attested as Jan Hendriks Kattouw in 1691. Derived from the German surname Kattau. Originally the name of an immigrant family which manned a sluice near Hoogeveen. The surname was gradually applied to the sluice, and then to the neighbourhood around the sluice.

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