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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as franchim and frenchem in hunesgonia in 1285. Compound of Old Frisian Frank (a personal name) and heem (“home, settlement”). Unlikely to be named after the Frankish peoples.
See also Dutch Low Saxon Fraansum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfrɑn.sʏm/
- Hyphenation: Fran‧sum
Proper noun
Fransum n
- A hamlet in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN