Bloemkamp

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Floridi Campi in 1200. Calque of West Frisian Blomkamp, a compound of blom (“flower”) and kamp (“field”). Originally the name of a Bernardine monastery.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈblum.kɑmp/
  • Hyphenation: Bloem‧kamp

Proper noun

Bloemkamp n

  1. a hamlet in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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