Hitzum

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as hitsem in the 13th century. Borrowed from West Frisian Hitsum, derived from a compound of a familiar form of Old Frisian Hidde (“a personal name”) and hēm (“home, settlement”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɦɪt.sʏm/
Hyphenation: Hit‧zum
Rhymes: -ʏm

Proper noun edit

Hitzum n

A village in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands.

References edit

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