Hillegom

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as hyllingen in 1248. Compound of Middle Dutch Hillo (“a familiar name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and heem (“home, settlement”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɪ.ləˌɣɔm/

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• Hyphenation: Hil‧le‧gom

Proper noun

Hillegom n

1. A village and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.

   Meronym: Oosteinde

Derived terms

• Hillegommer
• Hillegoms

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “hillegom”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN