Makkum
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Etymology edit
- (Súdwest-Fryslân, village) First attested as maggenheim in 944. Borrowed from West Frisian Makkum, derived in turn from a compound of Old Frisian Maggo (“a personal name”) or Makko and hēm (“home, settlement”).
- (Drenthe) First attested as makinge and machkijnge in 1362. Derived from Middle Dutch Makke (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-.
- (Súdwest-Fryslân, hamlet) First attested as mackumma gued in 1479. Borrowed from West Frisian Makkum, derived in turn from a compound of Old Frisian Makke (“a personal name”) and hēm (“home, settlement”) or, alternatively, from Makke suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi-.
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Proper noun edit
Makkum n
- A village and former municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Midden-Drenthe, Drenthe, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.
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References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN