Hunnecum

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Hunnekum in 1603. Compound of Old Dutch Huno (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and heem (“home, settlement”).

See also Limburgish Hunnekem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦʏ.nə.kʏm/
• Hyphenation: Hun‧ne‧cum

Proper noun

Hunnecum n

1. A hamlet in Beekdaelen, Limburg, Netherlands

References

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