Landerum

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Landrum at the beginning of the 17th century. Difficult to interpret due to a paucity of old attestations. Potentially derived from Old Frisian Landhari (“a personal name”) suffixed with hēm (“home, settlement”).

See also West Frisian Janderum.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑn.də.rʏm/
  • Hyphenation: Lan‧de‧rum

Proper noun

Landerum n

  1. A hamlet in Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands.

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