Pingjum

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as penningem and pinnengum in the 13th century. Derived from a compound of Old Frisian Penne (“a personal name”) and hēm (“home, settlement”). The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier version of the Frisian name.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈpɪŋ.jʏm/
Hyphenation: Ping‧jum

Proper noun edit

Pingjum n

A village in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.

References edit

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