Englum

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Dutch

Etymology

Potentially attested as ingaldum in the 13th century, attested with certainty as Englum in 1529. Compound of Old Frisian Engel (a personal name) or *Angla (Angles, a Germanic people) and heem (home, settlement). Compare Engelum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛŋ.lʏm/
  • Hyphenation: Eng‧lum

Proper noun

Englum n

  1. A hamlet in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands.

References

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

Old English

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Englum

  1. dative plural of Engle