Kolham

Dutch

Etymology

• (Midden-Groningen) First attested as in hamme in 1266. Compound of Middle Dutch cald (“cold”) and ham (“alluvial land in the bend of a river”). Compare Koehool and Kolhol.
• (Het Hogeland) First attested as Kolham in 1781. Difficult to interpret due to a paucity of old attestations. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch cald (“cold”) and ham (“alluvial land in the bend of a river”). Compare Koehool and Kolhol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔl.ɦɑm/
• Hyphenation: Kol‧ham

Proper noun

Kolham n

1. A village in Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
2. A hamlet in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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