Saaxumhuizen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as xaxamahusum in 1454. Compound of either the toponym Saexum or Old Frisian Xaxama (“a surname”) and the plural form of huis (“house”). Compare Saaksum, Lutke Saaxum and Sassenheim.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaːk.sʏmˌɦœy̯.zə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Saaxumhuizen

Proper noun

Saaxumhuizen n

1. A village in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.

References

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