Teetlum

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as teetlama buren in 1433. Derived from a compound of Old Frisian Têtila (a personal name) and hēm (“home, settlement”). The Dutch version of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier version of the Frisian name.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈteːt.lʏm/
  • Hyphenation: Teet‧lum
  • Rhymes: -ʏm

Proper noun

Teetlum n

  1. a hamlet in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands
    Synonym: Teatlum (Frisian, unofficial)
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