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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as obergon in the 10th or 11th century. Etymology uncertain. Possibly a compound of a personal name and either Old Frisian berg (“hill, elevated place”) or hem (“home, settlement”). Formerly an independent village.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈoː.bər.ɣʏm/
- Hyphenation: Ober‧gum
Proper noun
Obergum n
- A neighbourhood of Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “obergum”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN