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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as bugnem in 1230. Compound of Old Dutch Buggo (a personal name) and heem (“home, settlement”). The reading of the first element as beuk (“beech, Fagus sylvatica”) is erroneous.
See also Limburgish Bögkeme, Böggeme.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbʏ.ɣə.nʏm/
- Hyphenation: Bug‧ge‧num
Proper noun
Buggenum n
- A village and former municipality of Leudal, Limburg, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN