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Accum
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German
Pronunciation
de /ˈakʊm/
Etymology 1
de
Proper noun
toponym
de quarter c/Schortens r/East Frisia c/Germany
Related terms
de Osteraccum
de Westeraccum
Etymology 2
Coined in 1755 by Markus Herz, father of Friedrich Accum, as his new surname when he converted from Judaism to Christianity. From de he עכו״ם heathen, non-Jew. Spelling influence by, or even a pun on, the placenames under etymology 1 is possible as the family was from northwestern Germany (though not from the immediate neighbourhood of East Frisia).
Proper noun
m:f,s:-[with an article],s:-
de rare Hebrew
Friedrich Accum Friedrich Accum
Further reading
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