Hallum

See also: hallum

English

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Hallum (plural Hallums)

  1. A surname.

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Hallum is the 16203rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1782 individuals. Hallum is most common among White (80.86%) individuals.

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as hallem in the 13th century. Borrowed from West Frisian Hallum, in turn derived from a compound of either a term cognate to Old English halh (“corner, bend”) or Old Frisian Halle (“a personal name”) and hēm (“home, settlement”). Compare Hall, Hellum and Hollum.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɑ.lʏm/
  • Hyphenation: Hal‧lum

Proper noun

Hallum n

  1. A village and former municipality of Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

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