Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Attested as Katham in 1665. Compound of the element kat (cat, lesser, arched ridge, mud) and Middle Dutch hamme (alluvial land in the bend of a watercourse). The first element may actually be a variant of kade (quay, embankment). Compare Kathoek.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: Kat‧ham

Proper noun edit

Katham n

  1. A hamlet in Edam-Volendam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References edit

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