Pingjum
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as penningem and pinnengum in the 13th century. Derived from a compound of Old Frisian Penne (“a personal name”) and hēm (“home, settlement”). The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier version of the Frisian name.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editPingjum n
- A village in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN