Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Potentially attested as ingaldum in the 13th century, attested with certainty as Englum in 1529. Compound of Old Frisian Engel (a personal name) or *Angla (Angles, a Germanic people) and heem (home, settlement). Compare Engelum.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛŋ.lʏm/
  • Hyphenation: Eng‧lum

Proper noun edit

Englum n

  1. A hamlet in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands.

References edit

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

Old English edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈen.ɡlum/, [ˈeŋ.ɡlum]

Proper noun edit

Englum

  1. dative plural of Engle