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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
- A village in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN