Engelum

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as enghelum in 1319. Derived from a compound of Old Frisian Engel (“a personal name”) or *Angla (“Angles, a Germanic people”) and hēm (“home, settlement”). The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier version of the Frisian name. Compare Englum.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.ŋə.lʏm/
Hyphenation: En‧ge‧lum

Proper noun edit

Engelum n

A village in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands.

References edit

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