Makkum

Dutch Etymology (Súdwest-Fryslân, village) First attested as maggenheim in 944. Borrowed from nl fy Makkum, derived in turn from a compound of nl ofs Maggo a personal name or ofs Makko and ofs hēm home, settlement. (Drenthe) First attested as makinge and machkijnge in 1362. Derived from nl dum Makke a personal name suffixed with the collectivising suffix dum -ing-. (Súdwest-Fryslân, hamlet) First attested as mackumma gued in 1479. Borrowed from nl fy Makkum, derived in turn from a compound of nl ofs Makke a personal name and ofs hēm home, settlement or, alternatively, from ofs Makke suffixed with the collectivising suffix ofs -ingi-. Pronunciation nl /ˈmɑ.kʏm/ nl Mak kum Proper noun n nl village/and/former municipality mun/Súdwest-Fryslân p/Friesland c/Netherlands nl hamlet mun/Midden-Drenthe p/Drenthe c/Netherlands nl hamlet mun/Súdwest-Fryslân p/Friesland c/Netherlands Derived terms nl Makkumerwaard,Makkumerwaarden References