Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as huynthem in 1375. Compound of Old Dutch Hundo (a personal name) and heem (home, settlement).

See also Limburgish Hoontem.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɔn.təm/
  • Hyphenation: Hont‧hem

Proper noun edit

Honthem n

  1. A hamlet in Eijsden-Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands.

References edit

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