Ursem

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Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

First attested as urisheim in the first half of the 11th century. Compound of Old Dutch Uri (a personal name) and hēm (home, settlement).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Ur‧sem

Proper noun

Ursem n

  1. A village and former municipality of Alkmaar, North Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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