Bokum
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as Bokum in 1781. Potentially derived from West Frisian Bokema (“a surname”). Originally the name of a farmhouse.
See also Dutch Low Saxon Bökkum.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Bokum n
- A hamlet in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN