Wittem
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as witham and witam in 1125. Compound of wit (“white”) and ham (“alluvial land in the bend of a river”). No relationship with the English toponyms Whitley or Whitham.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɪ.təm/
- Hyphenation: Wit‧tem
Proper noun
Wittem n
- A village and former municipality of Gulpen-Wittem, Limburg, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Wittemer
- Gulpen-Wittem
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN