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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch Diemen.
Proper noun
Diemen
- A village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.
Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Diemerbrug ofte Heijn Cijsen brugg in 1575. Originally called Diemerbrug ("Diemen-Bridge") until the hamlet appropriated the name of Oud-Diemen for itself.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Diemen n
- A village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands
- Meronyms: Oud-Diemen, Over-Diemen, Stammerdijk
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “diemen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN