Beetgum

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as betingum around 1275. Potentially derived from a compound of Old Frisian Bade (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi- and hēm (“home, settlement”). The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier version of the Frisian name.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbeːt.ɣʏm/
  • Hyphenation: Beet‧gum

Proper noun

Beetgum n

  1. A village in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

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