Bartlehiem

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Bethlehem in 1232. Derived from Bethlehem, the name of a former Premonstratensian nunnery. The toponym was gradually reinterpreted to a compound of West Frisian Bartle (“a personal name”) and hiem (“home”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌbɑrt.ləˈɦim/
  • Hyphenation: Bart‧le‧hiem
  • Rhymes: -im

Proper noun

Bartlehiem n

  1. A hamlet in Tytsjerksteradiel, Friesland, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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