Raam

Dutch

Etymology

• (Oisterwijk) First attested as die roem in 1419. Derived from a hydronym of unknown origin.
• (Maashorst) First attested as den raem in 1381. Derived from a hydronym of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raːm/

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• Hyphenation: Raam
• Rhymes: -aːm
• Homophone: raam

Proper noun

Raam n

1. A hamlet in Oisterwijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
2. A neighbourhood of Maashorst, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN