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Peursum
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as poedersijnsambocht in 1282. Potentially a compound of nl odt podero calf, foal or the otherwise unknown personal name odt *Poeder and odt hēm home, settlement. Compare nl Poederoijen, nl Poeijers, nl Sterksel, nl Vaarle, nl Vaarsel, nl Varsen, nl Varssel, nl Varsselder, nl Varsseveld, nl Ten Vorsel and nl Bolsele.
Pronunciation
nl Peur sum
Proper noun
n
nl hamlet/and/former municipality mun/Molenlanden p/South Holland c/Netherlands
References
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