Gorinchem

English

Proper noun

Gorinchem

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

Translations

city in South Holland

• Arabic: خُورِيكُوم (ḵurikum)
• Catalan: Gorinchem m
• Dutch: Gorinchem n, Gorkum n
• French: Gorinchem (fr) m
• Greek: Χόρινχεμ (Chórinchem)
• Italian: Gorinchem
• Japanese: ホルクム (Horukumu), ゴルクム (Gorukumu)
• Latin: Goricum n, Gorichemium n
• Occitan: Gorinchem m
• Russian: Горинхем (Gorinxem), Горкум (Gorkum)
• Spanish: Gorcum m
• Western Frisian: Gorkum n

Dutch

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣɔr.kʏm/

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• Hyphenation: Go‧rin‧chem

Proper noun

Gorinchem n

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

   Synonym: Bliekenstad (Carnival nickname)

   Meronyms: Dalem, De Kooi

Derived terms

• Gorkumer
• Gorkums

References

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