Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as hermale in 1202. Compound of Old Dutch heri (army, host) and māl (gathering, meeting place). Compare Old English heremedel (warlike assembly).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɑr.mə.lə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Har‧me‧len

Proper noun edit

Harmelen n

  1. A village and former municipality of Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “harmelen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN