Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

First attested as kedinghen in 1395-1396. Compound of Old Dutch Kedo (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and hēm (home, settlement).

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: Ke‧di‧chem

Proper noun edit

Kedichem n

  1. A village and former municipality of Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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