Franjumerburen
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Etymology edit
Potentially attested as frangilande in 944, attested with certainty as franghum in 1471. Calque of West Frisian Franjumerbuorren, a compound of a toponym derived from Old Frisian Frana (“a personal name”) or frana (“lord”) and hēm (“home, settlement”) and the plural form of buer (“house, cottage”).
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Proper noun edit
Franjumerburen n
- A hamlet in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands.
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN