Zoutkamp

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as soltcampum in 1418. Compound of Old Frisian salt (“salt”) and kamp (“enclosed piece of land”). The toponym may refer to the settlement's close proximity to the sea or to salt-extraction industries.

See also Dutch Low Saxon Zoltkamp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɑu̯t.kɑmp/
• Hyphenation: Zout‧kamp

Proper noun

Zoutkamp n

1. A village in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Zoutkamper

References

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