Hemelum

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Dutch

Etymology

First attested as hemelem around 1243-1245. Derived from a compound of Old Frisian Hemele (a personal name) and hēm (home, settlement). The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier version of the Frisian name.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦeː.mə.lʏm/
  • Hyphenation: He‧me‧lum

Proper noun

Hemelum n

  1. A village in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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