Berlikum

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as berlichem in 1355. Derived from a compound of Old Frisian Berilo (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi- and hēm (“home, settlement”). The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier version of the Frisian name.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛr.li.kʏm/
  • Hyphenation: Ber‧li‧kum
  • Homophone: Berlicum

Proper noun

Berlikum n

  1. a village and former municipality of Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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