Legemeer

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Dutch

Etymology

First attested as nouimeis in the 13th century. Borrowed from West Frisian Legemar, a compound of leech (low) and mar (lake). The village was formerly located next to a marshland which may have held the body of water the toponym derives from.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈleː.ɣəˌmeːr/
  • Hyphenation: Le‧ge‧meer

Proper noun

Legemeer n

  1. A village in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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