Baijum

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as baym in the 13th century. Borrowed from West Frisian Baaium, potentially derived from a compound of Old Frisian Bado (“a personal name”) or Beie suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi- and hēm (“home, settlement”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbaːi̯.ʏm/
  • Hyphenation: Baij‧um

Proper noun

Baijum n

  1. A village in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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