Bartlehiem
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as Bethlehem in 1232. Derived from Bethlehem, the name of a former Premonstratensian nunnery. The toponym was gradually reinterpreted to a compound of West Frisian Bartle (“a personal name”) and hiem (“home”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Bartlehiem n
- A hamlet in Tytsjerksteradiel, Friesland, Netherlands.
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN