Beltrum

Dutch

Etymology

First attested with certainty as beltrerem in 1316. Perhaps a compound of Middle Dutch *Belt (“a toponym”) and ham (“land formed of sediment located in the bend of a river”). The settlement or location contained in the first element of this etymology is otherwise unknown.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛl.trʏm/
  • Hyphenation: Bel‧trum

Proper noun

Beltrum n

  1. A village and former municipality of Berkelland, Gelderland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Beltrummer
  • Beltrums

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