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Dutch
Etymology
- (Friesland) Potentially attested as hanwurf in 944, attested with certainty as hemwert in the 13th century. Compound of Old Frisian hem (“section of alluvial land”) and werd (“artificial mound used for habitation”). The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier variant of the Frisian name.
- (Groningen) First attested as hemmuurð in the 10th or 11th century. Compound of Old Frisian hem (“section of alluvial land”) and uurð (“artificial mound used for habitation”). The first element was gradually reinterpreted to heem (“home, settlement”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hemert n
- A hamlet in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands
- A hamlet in Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN