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Katham.

a hamlet in Edam-Volendam, North Holland, Netherlands

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

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  1. a hamlet in Edam-Volendam, North Holland, Netherlands

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Where this word comes from

Attested as Katham in 1665. Compound of the element kat (“cat, lesser, arched ridge, mud”) and Middle Dutch hamme (“alluvial land in the bend of a watercourse”). The first element may actually be a variant of kade (“quay, embankment”). Compare Kathoek.

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