Brunssum

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as brunsham around 1170-1180. Compound of Old Dutch Brun (“a personal name”) and ham (“alluvial land in the bend of a river”).

See also Limburgish Broenssem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrʏn.sʏm/

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• Hyphenation: Bruns‧sum

Proper noun

Brunssum n

1. A city and municipality of Limburg, Netherlands.

   Meronyms: Bouwberg, Rumpen, Treebeek

Derived terms

• Brunssumer
• Brunssums

References

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