Aegum
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as agum in 1503. Borrowed from West Frisian Eagum, potentially derived in turn from a compound of Old Frisian Age (“a personal name”) and hēm (“home, settlement”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeː.ɣʏm/
- Hyphenation: Ae‧gum
Proper noun
Aegum n
- A village in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN