Hillegom

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as hyllingen in 1248. Compound of Middle Dutch Hillo (“a familiar name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and heem (“home, settlement”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɪ.ləˌɣɔm/
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  • Hyphenation: Hil‧le‧gom

Proper noun

Hillegom n

  1. A village and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.
    Meronym: Oosteinde

Derived terms
  • Hillegommer
  • Hillegoms

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