Castricum

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch Castricum. === Proper noun === Castricum 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 === Hyphenation: Cas‧tri‧cum === Proper noun === Castricum n 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