Scharnegoutum

Dutch

Etymology

Potentially attested as scharnum in 1200, attested with certainty as scharnum in 1347. Potentially derived from a compound of skarne (“manure, dungheap”) and Old Frisian hēm (“home, settlement”) and a compound of Golda (“a personal name”) or gold (“gold”) and hēm (“home, settlement”). The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier version of the Frisian name.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsxɑr.nəˈɣɑu̯.tʏm/
• Hyphenation: Schar‧ne‧gou‧tum

Proper noun

Scharnegoutum n

1. A village in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

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