Bokum
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst 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
editProper noun
editBokum n
- A hamlet in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.
References
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN