Firdgum

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as fardincheim around 802-817. Derived from a compound of Old Frisian Fardo (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi- and hēm (“home, settlement”). The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier version of the Frisian name.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈfɪrt.ɣʏm/
Hyphenation: Fird‧gum

Proper noun edit

Firdgum n

A village in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands.

References edit

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