Castricum

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Castricum.

Proper noun

Castricum

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

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as castrichem around the end of the 11th century. The toponym appears to be a compound of Latin castra (“military encampment, fortification”) and Old Dutch hēm (“home, settlement”). This etymology makes the toponym an absolute rarity in the Netherlands. An alternative hypothesis proposes a derivation from Old Dutch Karsten (a personal name) and hēm; however, Christian names were never used in hēm toponyms.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Cas‧tri‧cum

Proper noun

Castricum n

  1. a village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands
    Synonym: Pieperduin (Carnival nickname)
    Meronyms: Akersloot, Bakkum, Bakkum-Noord, Boekel, De Woude, Dusseldorp, Heemstee, Limmen, Noord-Bakkum, Oosterbuurt, Schulpstet, Starting, Stierop

Derived terms

  • Castricummer
  • Castricums

References

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