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Fransum.

a hamlet in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands

7 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈfrɑn.sʏm/
  1. a hamlet in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands

    neuter
Where this word comes from

First attested as franchim and frenchem in hunesgonia in 1285. Compound of Old Frisian Frank (a personal name) and heem (“home, settlement”). Unlikely to be named after the Frankish peoples. See also Dutch Low Saxon Fraansum.

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