Kedichem

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Kekum (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as kedinghen in 1395-1396. Compound of Old Dutch Kedo (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and hēm (“home, settlement”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Ke‧di‧chem

Proper noun

Kedichem n

  1. a village and former municipality of Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Kedichemmer
  • Kedichems

References

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