Beetgum

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as betingum around 1275. Potentially derived from a compound of Old Frisian Bade (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi- and hēm (“home, settlement”). The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier version of the Frisian name.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbeːt.ɣʏm/
Hyphenation: Beet‧gum

Proper noun

Beetgum n

A village in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands

Derived terms

Beetgumermolen

References

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN