Baijum

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as baym in the 13th century. Borrowed from West Frisian Baaium, potentially derived from a compound of Old Frisian Bado (“a personal name”) or Beie suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi- and hēm (“home, settlement”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈbaːi̯.ʏm/
Hyphenation: Baij‧um

Proper noun edit

Baijum n

A village in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands.

References edit

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