Megelsum

Dutch

Etymology

Potentially attested as magelsheim in 1144, attested with certainty as meegenzheim in 1324. Derived from a compound of Old Dutch Magin (“a personal name”) and heem (“home, settlement”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmeː.ɣəl.sʏm/
  • Hyphenation: Me‧gel‧sum

Proper noun

Megelsum n

  1. A hamlet in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands.

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