Bakkum

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as bachem around the end of the 11th century. Compound of Proto-Germanic *baka (“back, curve, elevated place”) and Old Dutch hēm (“home, settlement”).

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Bak‧kum

Proper noun edit

Bakkum n

A village and former municipality of Castricum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “bakkum”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN