Schilligeham

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as apud grangiam in hammis que vulgariter skilgaforwerch appellatur in 1323. Compound of Dutch Low Saxon schillig (bent) and ham (alluvial land in the bend of a river). The second element was initially voorwerk (monastic grange).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsxɪ.lɪ.ɣəˌɦɑm/
  • Hyphenation: Schil‧li‧ge‧ham

Proper noun

Schilligeham n

  1. a hamlet in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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