According to the legend, the name of which Belgian city is translated as "hand-throwing" from Dutch?

Antwerp is a city in Belgium. It is on the River Scheldt, linked to the North Sea by the river's Westerschelde estuary. It is about 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of Brussels, and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) south of the Dutch border. The Port of Antwerp is one of the biggest in the world, ranking second in Europe and within the top 20 globally. The city is also known for its diamond industry and trade.

As for name, a Germanic origin could contain prefix "anda" ("against") and a noun derived from the verb "werpen" ("to throw") and denote, for example: land thrown up at the riverbank. If "Andoverpis" is Celtic in origin, it could mean "those who live on both banks".

There is a folklore tradition that the name "Antwerpen" is from Dutch "handwerpen" ("hand-throwing"). A giant called Antigoon is said to have lived near the Scheldt river. He extracted a toll from passing boatmen, severed the hand of anyone who did not pay, and threw it in the river. Eventually the giant was killed by a young hero named Silvius Brabo, who cut off the giant's own hand and flung it into the river. This is unlikely to be the true origin, but it is celebrated by a statue in the city's main market square, the Grote Markt.