Deinum

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as deynim in 1397. Borrowed from West Frisian Deinum, potentially derived in turn from a compound of Old Frisian Dago (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi- and hēm (“home, settlement”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛi̯.nʏm/
• Hyphenation: Dei‧num

Proper noun

Deinum n

1. A village in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

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