Midlum

First attested as middelum in the 13th century. Derived from a compound of Old Frisian middel (“middle, mid-”) and hēm (“home, settlement”). The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier version of the Frisian name.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪt.lʏm/
• Hyphenation: Mid‧lum

Midlum n

1. A village in Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands

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