jan-van-gent

 

Derived from gent (“male goose”), but the origin of the initial two syllables remains unexplained. Superficially, the name means "John of Ghent", but gent here is unrelated to the name of the Belgian city.

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jan-van-gent m (plural jan-van-genten or jan-van-gents, diminutive jan-van-gentje n)

1. the northern gannet, Morus bassanus

• gent (back-formation)

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