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English
Pronunciation
See also
Proper noun
Vermeer (plural Vermeers)
- A surname.
- A painting by Johannes Vermeer.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Vermeer is the 23555th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1078 individuals. Vermeer is most common among White (94.99%) individuals.
Dutch
Etymology
Contraction of van der Meer (“of the lake”); see ver-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vərˈmeːr/, /vɛrˈmeːr/ in isolation, but devoiced /v/ after /s/ in e.g. Johannes Vermeer IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: Ver‧meer
- Rhymes: -eːr
Proper noun
Vermeer
- a surname