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Kattouw
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Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Jan Hendriks Kattouw in 1691. Derived from the nl de - surname de 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.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈkɑ.tɑu̯/
nl Kat touw
Proper noun
n
nl neighbourhood city/Hoogeveen p/Drenthe c/Netherlands
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