Arnhem

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Arnhem. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Arnhem, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Arnhem in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Arnhem you have here. The definition of the word Arnhem will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofArnhem, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Proper noun

Arnhem

  1. A city, municipality, and capital of Gelderland, Netherlands.

Translations

Anagrams

Dutch

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nl

Alternative forms

Etymology

First attested as arneym in 893. Compound derived from Old Dutch Aro (“a personal name”) or Arn (“a personal name”) (both deriving in turn from Proto-Germanic *arnu- (“eagle”)) and heem (“home, settlement”).

The surname is derived from the toponym.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑr.nɛm/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Arn‧hem

Proper noun

Arnhem n

  1. Arnhem (a city, municipality, and capital of Gelderland, Netherlands).
    Meronyms: De Praets, Elden, Schaarsbergen, Terlet, 't Vlot
  2. a habitational surname

Derived terms

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “arnhem”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia