Castricum

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as castrichem around the end of the 11th century. The toponym appears to be a compound of Latin castra (“military encampment, fortification”) and Old Dutch hēm (“home, settlement”). This etymology makes the toponym an absolute rarity in the Netherlands. An alternative hypothesis proposes a derivation from Old Dutch Karsten (“a personal name”) and hēm; however, Christian names were never used in hēm toponyms.

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: Cas‧tri‧cum

Proper noun

Castricum n

1. A village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.

   Synonym: Pieperduin (Carnival nickname)

   Meronyms: Akersloot, Bakkum, Bakkum-Noord, Boekel, De Woude, Dusseldorp, Heemstee, Limmen, Noord-Bakkum, Oosterbuurt, Schulpstet, Starting, Stierop

Derived terms

• Castricummer
• Castricums

References

• van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “castricum”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN