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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as castrichem around the end of the 11th century. The toponym appears to be a compound of Latin castra (“military encampment, fortification”) and Old Dutch hēm (“home, settlement”). This etymology makes the toponym an absolute rarity in the Netherlands. An alternative hypothesis proposes a derivation from Old Dutch Karsten (“a personal name”) and hēm; however, Christian names were never used in hēm toponyms.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Castricum n
- A village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Pieperduin (Carnival nickname)
- Meronyms: Akersloot, Bakkum, Bakkum-Noord, Boekel, De Woude, Dusseldorp, Heemstee, Limmen, Noord-Bakkum, Oosterbuurt, Schulpstet, Starting, Stierop
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “castricum”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN