Heemstede

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Dutch

Etymology

  • (Noord-Holland) Potentially attested as hemstede in 1064, attested with certainty as heemsteden in 1315. Derived from Old Dutch hemstede (“homestead”).
  • (Utrecht) First attested as hemsteden in 1219. Derived from Middle Dutch heemstede (“homestead”). Named after a former knightly manor.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Heem‧ste‧de

Proper noun

Heemstede n

  1. A village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands
  2. A hamlet in Houten, Utrecht, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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