Berlikum
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as berlichem in 1355. Derived from a compound of Old Frisian Berilo (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi- and hēm (“home, settlement”). The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier version of the Frisian name.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛr.li.kʏm/
- Hyphenation: Ber‧li‧kum
- Homophone: Berlicum
Proper noun
Berlikum n
- A village and former municipality of Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN