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Dutch
Etymology
- (Midden-Groningen) First attested as in hamme in 1266. Compound of Middle Dutch cald (“cold”) and ham (“alluvial land in the bend of a river”). Compare Koehool and Kolhol.
- (Het Hogeland) First attested as Kolham in 1781. Difficult to interpret due to a paucity of old attestations. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch cald (“cold”) and ham (“alluvial land in the bend of a river”). Compare Koehool and Kolhol.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔl.ɦɑm/
- Hyphenation: Kol‧ham
Proper noun
Kolham n
- A village in Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN