Sassenheim
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- Sassem (dialect form)
Etymology edit
First attested as uuestsagnem in 918-948. From Middle Dutch Sassenem, from Old Dutch Saxnem. Equivalent to Saso (“a given name”) + -en- + heim (“home”). The first element is unlikely to refer to the Saxon peoples. Compare Saaksum, Lutke Saaxum and Saaxumhuizen.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Sassenheim n
- A village and former municipality of Teylingen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands to the north of Leiden and Oegstgeest.
- Synonym: Saksenrijk (Carnival nickname)