Cornjum

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as coernem in 1423. Borrowed from West Frisian Koarnjum, potentially derived in turn from Old Frisian Curra (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi- and hēm (“home, settlement”). Compare Korhorn, Kornhorn and Korrewegwijk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔrn.jʏm/
• Hyphenation: Corn‧jum

Proper noun

Cornjum n

1. A village in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

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