Kolham

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Dutch

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Etymology

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  • (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

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

Proper noun

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Kolham n

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

References

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