Bakkum

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Dutch

Etymology

First attested as bachem around the end of the 11th century. Compound of Proto-Germanic *baka (back, curve, elevated place) and Old Dutch hēm (home, settlement).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Bak‧kum

Proper noun

Bakkum n

  1. A village and former municipality of Castricum, North Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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