Bedum
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as bédorouualda in the 10th or 11th century. Derived from the dative plural form of Old Frisian bed (“elevated terrain”).
See also Dutch Low Saxon Beem.
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Proper noun edit
Bedum n
- A village and former municipality of Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.
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References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN