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.

Pronunciation edit

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

Proper noun edit

Hemelum n

A village in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

Hemelumer Oldeferd

References edit

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