Obergum

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as obergon in the 10th or 11th century. Etymology uncertain. Possibly a compound of a personal name and either Old Frisian berg (“hill, elevated place”) or hem (“home, settlement”). Formerly an independent village.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoː.bər.ɣʏm/
• Hyphenation: Ober‧gum

Proper noun

Obergum n

1. A neighbourhood of Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.

References

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