Makkum

Dutch

Etymology

• (Súdwest-Fryslân, village) First attested as maggenheim in 944. Borrowed from West Frisian Makkum, derived in turn from a compound of Old Frisian Maggo (a personal name) or Makko and hēm (“home, settlement”).
• (Drenthe) First attested as makinge and machkijnge in 1362. Derived from Middle Dutch Makke (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-.
• (Súdwest-Fryslân, hamlet) First attested as mackumma gued in 1479. Borrowed from West Frisian Makkum, derived in turn from a compound of Old Frisian Makke (a personal name) and hēm (“home, settlement”) or, alternatively, from Makke suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑ.kʏm/
• Hyphenation: Mak‧kum

Proper noun

Makkum n

1. A village and former municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands
2. A hamlet in Midden-Drenthe, Drenthe, Netherlands
3. A hamlet in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Makkumerwaard, Makkumerwaarden

 

References

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