J. J. Allanstraat

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as crabbelbuyert in 1564. Compound of the name of Johannes Jacobus Allan (1862-1933) and straat (“street”). The hamlet is named after the first bus driver of the Zaan region.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: J. J. Al‧lan‧straat

Proper noun

J. J. Allanstraat n

1. A hamlet in Zaanstad, North Holland, Netherlands

   Synonyms: (historical) Krabbebuurt, (historical) Krabbelbuurt

References

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