Megelsum

Dutch

Etymology

Potentially attested as magelsheim in 1144, attested with certainty as meegenzheim in 1324. Derived from a compound of Old Dutch Magin (a personal name) and heem (“home, settlement”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmeː.ɣəl.sʏm/
Hyphenation: Me‧gel‧sum

Proper noun

Megelsum n

A hamlet in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands

References

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