Berlikum

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as berlichem in 1355. Derived from a compound of Old Frisian Berilo (“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): /ˈbɛr.li.kʏm/
Hyphenation: Ber‧li‧kum
Homophone: Berlicum

Proper noun edit

Berlikum n

A village and former municipality of Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands.

References edit

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