Herbaijum

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as herbadingum in the 13th century. Derived from a compound of Old Frisian Herbad (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi- and hēm (“home, settlement”). The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier version of the Frisian name.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦɛrˈbaːi̯.ʏm/
• Hyphenation: Her‧baij‧um

Proper noun

Herbaijum n

1. A village in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

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