Anjum

English

Proper noun

Anjum (plural Anjums)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Anjum is the 29171st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 812 individuals. Anjum is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (92.24%) individuals.

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as anigheim in 944. Borrowed from West Frisian Eanjum, derived in turn from a compound of Old Frisian Ane (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi- and hem (“home, settlement”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑn.jʏm/
  • Hyphenation: An‧jum

Proper noun

Anjum n

  1. a village and former municipality of Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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