Cornjum

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Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as coernem in 1423. Borrowed from West Frisian Koarnjum, potentially derived in turn from Old Frisian Curra (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi- and hēm (home, settlement). Compare Korhorn, Kornhorn and Korrewegwijk.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔrn.jʏm/
  • Hyphenation: Corn‧jum

Proper noun

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Cornjum n

  1. A village in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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