Blokum

== Dutch == === Etymology === First attested as opden bloken in 1471. Derived from Middle Dutch bloc (“piece of farmland ringed by a fence or ditch”). The current -um ending developed under the influence of nearby toponyms. Compare De Blokken. See also Dutch Low Saxon Blokkum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbloː.kʏm/ Hyphenation: Blo‧kum === Proper noun === Blokum n a hamlet in Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN