Hillegom

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Hillegom.

Proper noun

Hillegom

  1. A village and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as hyllingen in 1248. Compound of Middle Dutch Hillo (a familiar name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and heem (“home, settlement”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɪ.ləˌɣɔm/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Hil‧le‧gom

Proper noun

Hillegom n

  1. a village and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands
    Meronym: Oosteinde

Derived terms

  • Hillegommer
  • Hillegoms

References

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