Megelsum
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Potentially attested as magelsheim in 1144, attested with certainty as meegenzheim in 1324. Derived from a compound of Old Dutch Magin (“a personal name”) and heem (“home, settlement”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Megelsum n
- A hamlet in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands.
References[edit]
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN