Delfgauw

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as delfgawech in 1316. Compound of the toponym Delft and Middle Dutch ghawege (“connecting road”). Compare Gaag, Gauw and Gawege.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Delf‧gauw

Proper noun

Delfgauw n

1. A village in Pijnacker-Nootdorp, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Delfgauwenaar
• Delfgauws
• Klein-Delfgauw

References

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