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Englum.

a hamlet in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈɛŋ.lʏm/
  1. a hamlet in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands

    neuter
Where this word comes from

Potentially attested as ingaldum in the 13th century, attested with certainty as Englum in 1529. Compound of Old Frisian Engel (a personal name) or *Angla (“Angles, a Germanic people”) and heem (“home, settlement”). Compare Engelum.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.