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Kolham
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Dutch
Etymology
(Midden-Groningen) First attested as in hamme in 1266. Compound of nl dum cald cold and nl ham alluvial land in the bend of a river. Compare nl Koehool and nl Kolhol.
(Het Hogeland) First attested as Kolham in 1781. Difficult to interpret due to a paucity of old attestations. Potentially a compound of nl dum cald cold and nl ham alluvial land in the bend of a river. Compare nl Koehool and nl Kolhol.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈkɔl.ɦɑm/
nl Kol ham
Proper noun
n
nl village mun/Midden-Groningen p/Groningen c/Netherlands
nl hamlet mun/Het Hogeland p/Groningen c/Netherlands
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