Franse Gat

== Dutch == === Etymology === Attested as Het Fransche Gat in 1832. Derived from Frans (“French”) and gat (“hole, gap”). Named after a field. According to local tradition, the toponym refers to a French army unit stationed on the field at the end of the 18th century. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: Fran‧se Gat === Proper noun === Franse Gat n a neighbourhood of Veenendaal, Utrecht, Netherlands === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “Franse gat”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN