Peursum

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Dutch

Etymology

First attested as poedersijnsambocht in 1282. Potentially a compound of Old Dutch podero (calf, foal) or the otherwise unknown personal name *Poeder and hēm (home, settlement). Compare Poederoijen, Poeijers, Sterksel, Vaarle, Vaarsel, Varsen, Varssel, Varsselder, Varsseveld, Ten Vorsel and Bolsele.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Peur‧sum

Proper noun

Peursum n

  1. A hamlet and former municipality of Molenlanden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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