Gorinchem

Gorinchem

1. A city in South Holland, Netherlands.
2. A municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.

First attested as gornichem [read: gorinchem] around 1200. From Middle Dutch Gorichem, Gorinchem, from Old Dutch *Goringahēm, from *Goro (a personal name) + -ing (“belonging to, descending from”) + hēm (“home, place”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣɔr.kʏm/

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• Hyphenation: Go‧rin‧chem

Gorinchem n

1. Gorinchem (a city and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands)

   Synonym: Bliekenstad (Carnival nickname)

   Meronyms: Dalem, De Kooi

• Gorkumer
• Gorkums

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