Erichem

Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

Erkum (dialect form), Erkem (dialect form)

Etymology edit

First attested as ermkina in 850. Compound of Old Dutch Aro (“a personal name”) with collectivising suffix -ing- and heem (“home, settlement”). The oldest attestation might be misspelled.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌeː.rɪˈxɛm/
Hyphenation: Eri‧chem
Rhymes: -ɛm

Proper noun edit

Erichem n

A village in Buren, Gelderland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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