Rinnegom

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as rinighem around the end of the 11th century. Compound of Old Frisian Rinne (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi- and hēm (“home, settlement”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Rin‧ne‧gom

Proper noun

Rinnegom n

  1. A hamlet in Bergen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

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