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Engelum.

a village in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands

7 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈɛ.ŋə.lʏm/
  1. a village in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands

    neuter
Where this word comes from

First attested as enghelum in 1319. Derived from a compound of Old Frisian Engel (a personal name) or *Angla (“Angles, a Germanic people”) and hēm (“home, settlement”). The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier version of the Frisian name. Compare Englum.

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