First attested as beijm in 1428. Compound of Old Frisian Beie (“a personal name”) and heem (“home, settlement”). Formerly an independent village.
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛi̯.ʏm/
- Hyphenation: Beij‧um
Beijum n
- A neighbourhood of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “beijum”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN