Winsum

Dutch

Etymology

• (Groningen) First attested as uinchem and uuinkhem in the 10th or 11th century. Etymology uncertain. The toponym may be a compound of a personal name, Old Frisian *wink (“corner”) or an otherwise unattested toponym *Winiki and heem (“home, settlement”).
• (Friesland) First attested as winshyum in the 13th century. Borrowed from West Frisian Winsum, potentially derived from a compound of Old Frisian Wynka (“a personal name”) and hēm (“home, settlement”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɪn.sʏm/
• Hyphenation: Win‧sum

Proper noun

Winsum n

1. A village and former municipality of Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.
2. A village in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

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