Brunssum
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as brunsham around 1170-1180. Compound of Old Dutch Brun (“a personal name”) and ham (“alluvial land in the bend of a river”).
See also Limburgish Broenssem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbrʏn.sʏm/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Bruns‧sum
Proper noun
Brunssum n
- A city and municipality of Limburg, Netherlands.
- Meronyms: Bouwberg, Rumpen, Treebeek
Derived terms
- Brunssumer
- Brunssums
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “brunssum”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN