Driesum

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as dresem in 1486-1487. Borrowed from West Frisian Driezum, potentially derived from a compound of Old Frisian Dries (“a personal name”) and hēm (“home, settlement”). This etymology, however, would make the toponym highly anomalous: Christian names were introduced to Frisia in a time when the hēm element was no longer productive in toponyms. Compare Hanssum and Janum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdri.sʏm/
• Hyphenation: Drie‧sum

Proper noun

Driesum n

1. A village in Dantumadiel, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

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