Buggenum
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as bugnem in 1230. Compound of Old Dutch Buggo (“a personal name”) and heem (“home, settlement”). The reading of the first element as beuk (“beech, Fagus sylvatica”) is erroneous.
See also Limburgish Bögkeme, Böggeme.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Buggenum n
- A village and former municipality of Leudal, Limburg, Netherlands.
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References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN