Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as uuluiringhem in the 10th or 11th century. Compound of Old Frisian Wulfher (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi- and heem (home, settlement).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʏl.rʏm/
  • Hyphenation: Ul‧rum

Proper noun edit

Ulrum n

  1. A village and former municipality of Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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