Schelum

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as schyldum in 1453. Etymology unknown. Potentially derived from a compound of Old Frisian Schelte (“a personal name”) and hēm (“home, settlement”). The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier form of the Frisian name.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈsxeː.lʏm/
Hyphenation: Sche‧lum

Proper noun edit

Schelum n

A hamlet in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands.

References edit

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