Hillegom

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as hyllingen in 1248. Compound of Middle Dutch Hillo (“a familiar name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and heem (“home, settlement”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɦɪ.ləˌɣɔm/
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Hyphenation: Hil‧le‧gom

Proper noun edit

Hillegom n

A village and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.
Meronym: Oosteinde

Derived terms edit

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “hillegom”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN