Workum

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as waltercom in 1297. Derived from a compound of Old Frisian Waldrik (“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): /ˈʋɔr.kʏm/
Hyphenation: Wor‧kum

Proper noun edit

Workum n

A city and former municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “workum”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN