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Workum.

a city and former municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈʋɔr.kʏm/
  1. a city and former municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

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Where this word comes from

First attested as waltercom in 1297. Derived from a compound of Old Frisian Waldrik (a personal name) and hēm (“home, settlement”). The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier version of the Frisian name. See also West Frisian Warkum.

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