Franjumerburen
Dutch
Etymology
Potentially attested as frangilande in 944, attested with certainty as franghum in 1471. Calque of West Frisian Franjumerbuorren, a compound of a toponym derived from Old Frisian Frana (“a personal name”) or frana (“lord”) and hēm (“home, settlement”) and the plural form of buer (“house, cottage”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌfrɑn.jʏ.mərˈbyː.rə(n)/
- Hyphenation: Fran‧ju‧mer‧bu‧ren
- Rhymes: -yːrən
Proper noun
Franjumerburen n
- A hamlet in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN