Tritzum

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as tritzum in 1406. Etymology uncertain. Difficult to interpret due to a paucity of old attestations. Potentially derived from a compound of Old Frisian Tritse (“a personal name”) and hēm (“home, settlement”). Alternatively, the name may derive from a pre-Germanic toponym. The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier version of the Frisian name. Compare Tredington.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈtrɪt.sʏm/
Hyphenation: Trit‧zum

Proper noun edit

Tritzum n

A hamlet in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands.

References edit

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