Hunnecum

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Hunnekum in 1603. Compound of Old Dutch Huno (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and heem (“home, settlement”).

See also Limburgish Hunnekem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦʏ.nə.kʏm/
  • Hyphenation: Hun‧ne‧cum

Proper noun

Hunnecum n

  1. a hamlet in Beekdaelen, Limburg, Netherlands

References

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