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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as voulwambeys in 1626. Derived from Limburgish vuilwammes (“dirty person, slob”), here referring either to a field or to the impoverished state of the hamlet.
See also Limburgish 't Voelwames.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvulˌʋaː.məs/
- Hyphenation: Voul‧wa‧mes
- Rhymes: -aːməs
Proper noun
Voulwames n
- A hamlet in Meerssen, Limburg, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN