Hemelum

Dutch

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɦeː.mə.lʏm/
Hyphenation: He‧me‧lum

Proper noun

Hemelum n

A village in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

Derived terms

Hemelumer Oldeferd

References

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