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Castricum
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from en nl Castricum.
Proper noun
en village/and/municipality p/North Holland c/Netherlands.
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as castrichem around the end of the 11th century. The toponym appears to be a compound of la castra military encampment, fortification and nl odt hēm home, settlement. This etymology makes the toponym an absolute rarity in the Netherlands. An alternative hypothesis proposes a derivation from odt Karsten a personal name and odt hēm; however, Christian names were never used in odt hēm toponyms.
Pronunciation
nl Nl-Castricum.ogg
nl Cas tri cum
Proper noun
n
nl village/and/municipality p/North Holland c/Netherlands
nl Pieperduin<qq:Carnival nickname>
nl Akersloot Bakkum Bakkum-Noord Boekel De Woude Dusseldorp Heemstee Limmen Noord-Bakkum Oosterbuurt Schulpstet Starting Stierop
Derived terms
nl Castricummer
nl Castricums
References
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