Hemelum
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as hemelem around 1243-1245. Derived from a compound of Old Frisian Hemele (“a personal name”) and hēm (“home, settlement”). The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier version of the Frisian name.
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Proper noun edit
Hemelum n
- A village in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.
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References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN