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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as waltercom in 1297. Derived from a compound of Old Frisian Waldrik (a personal name) and hēm (“home, settlement”). The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier version of the Frisian name.
See also West Frisian Warkum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɔr.kʏm/
- Hyphenation: Wor‧kum
Proper noun
Workum n
- A city and former municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “workum”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN