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German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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Proper noun
Accum n (proper noun, genitive Accums or (optionally with an article) Accum)
- A quarter of Schortens, East Frisia, Germany
Etymology 2
Coined in 1755 by Markus Herz, father of Friedrich Accum, as his new surname when he converted from Judaism to Christianity. From Hebrew עכו״ם (“heathen, non-Jew”). Spelling influence by, or even a pun on, the placenames under etymology 1 is possible as the family was from northwestern Germany (though not from the immediate neighbourhood of East Frisia).
Proper noun
Accum m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Accums or (with an article) Accum, plural Accums or Accum)
- a rare surname from Hebrew
- Friedrich Accum
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