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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as enghelum in 1319. Derived from a compound of Old Frisian Engel (a personal name) or *Angla (“Angles, a Germanic people”) and hēm (“home, settlement”). The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier version of the Frisian name. Compare Englum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛ.ŋə.lʏm/
- Hyphenation: En‧ge‧lum
Proper noun
Engelum n
- A village in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN