Berlikum

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as berlichem in 1355. Derived from a compound of Old Frisian Berilo (“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): /ˈbɛr.li.kʏm/
• Hyphenation: Ber‧li‧kum
• Homophone: Berlicum

Proper noun

Berlikum n

1. A village and former municipality of Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

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