Doijum

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Dutch

Etymology

First attested as dodoghema buren in 1402. Derived from a compound of Old Frisian Dodo (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): /ˈdoːi̯.ʏm/
  • Hyphenation: Doij‧um

Proper noun

Doijum n

  1. A hamlet in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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