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Irnsum.

a village in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈɪrn.sʏm/
  1. a village in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands

    neuter
Where this word comes from

First attested as yrntzom in 1399-1401. Derived from a compound of Old Frisian Irin (a personal name) suffixed with hēm (“home, settlement”). The Dutch form of the toponym is derived from an earlier variant of the Frisian name.

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