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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as heimethenkiricha and heimezenkyrke in the first half of the 11th century. Compound of Old Dutch Hemezo (“a personal name”) or Heimezo and kirika (“church”).
The surname derives from the toponym.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɦeːmsˈkɛrk/
- Hyphenation: Heems‧kerk
Proper noun
Heemskerk n
- A village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Ezelenheem (Carnival nickname)
- Meronyms: Heemskerkerduin, Noorddorp
- a surname
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “heemskerk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN