Foxham

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as van den vosham in 1488. Compound of Old Frisian foks (“fox”) and ham (“alluvial land in the bend of a river”).

See also Dutch Low Saxon Foksham.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔks.ɦɑm/
  • Hyphenation: Fox‧ham

Proper noun

Foxham n

  1. A hamlet in Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.

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