Zoutkamp

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as soltcampum in 1418. Compound of Old Frisian salt (“salt”) and kamp (“enclosed piece of land”). The toponym may refer to the settlement's close proximity to the sea or to salt-extraction industries.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈzɑu̯t.kɑmp/
Hyphenation: Zout‧kamp

Proper noun edit

Zoutkamp n

A village in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

Zoutkamper

References edit

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