"Wirdum" meaning in Dutch

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈʋɪr.dʏm/
Etymology: * (Friesland) First attested as weerdum in 1335. Derived from the dative plural form of Old Frisian werd (“terp, artificial mound used for habitation”). The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an older variant of the Frisian name. * (Groningen) First attested as uurthun in the 10th or 11th century. Derived from the dative plural form of Old Frisian uurð (“terp, artificial mound used for habitation”). Etymology templates: {{der|nl|ofs|werd|t=terp, artificial mound used for habitation}} Old Frisian werd (“terp, artificial mound used for habitation”), {{der|nl|ofs|uurð|t=terp, artificial mound used for habitation}} Old Frisian uurð (“terp, artificial mound used for habitation”) Head templates: {{nl-proper noun|n}} Wirdum n
  1. a village and former municipality of Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands Tags: neuter Categories (place): Places in Friesland, Netherlands, Places in the Netherlands, Villages in Friesland, Netherlands, Villages in the Netherlands
    Sense id: en-Wirdum-nl-name-pzMf41IC Categories (other): Former municipalities of the Netherlands
  2. a village in Eemsdelta, Groningen, Netherlands Tags: neuter Categories (place): Places in Groningen, Netherlands, Places in the Netherlands, Villages in Groningen, Netherlands, Villages in the Netherlands
    Sense id: en-Wirdum-nl-name-c3SgZlGS Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Wirdumerdraai
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