Firdgum
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First attested as fardincheim around 802-817. Derived from a compound of Old Frisian Fardo (“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[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Firdgum n
- A village in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands.
References[edit]
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN