Wijnaldum

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as wynaldum in the 13th century. Derived from a compound of Old Frisian Winald (“a personal name”) and hēm (“home, settlement”). The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier version of the Frisian name.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ʋɛi̯ˈnɑl.dʏm/
Hyphenation: Wij‧nal‧dum

Proper noun edit

Wijnaldum n

A village in Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands.

References edit

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