Ottersum

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • Otersóm (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as oitershem between 1349 and 1362. Compound of Old Dutch Oter (“a personal name”) and heem (“home, settlement”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɔ.tər.sʏm/
  • Hyphenation: Ot‧ter‧sum

Proper noun

Ottersum n

  1. A village and former municipality of Gennep, Limburg, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Ottersummer
  • Ottersums

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