Makkum.
a village and former municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands
Meaning & usage
a village and former municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands
a hamlet in Midden-Drenthe, Drenthe, Netherlands
a hamlet in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands
Where this word comes from
* (Súdwest-Fryslân, village) First attested as maggenheim in 944. Borrowed from West Frisian Makkum, derived in turn from a compound of Old Frisian Maggo (a personal name) or Makko and hēm (“home, settlement”). * (Drenthe) First attested as makinge and machkijnge in 1362. Derived from Middle Dutch Makke (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-. * (Súdwest-Fryslân, hamlet) First attested as mackumma gued in 1479. Borrowed from West Frisian Makkum, derived in turn from a compound of Old Frisian Makke (a personal name) and hēm (“home, settlement”) or, alternatively, from Makke suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi-.
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