Hillegom

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Dutch

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Etymology

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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

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

Proper noun

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Hillegom n

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

Derived terms

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References

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  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “hillegom”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN