Hemert

Dutch

Etymology

• (Friesland) Potentially attested as hanwurf [read: hanwurt] in 944, attested with certainty as hemwert in the 13th century. Compound of Old Frisian hem (“section of alluvial land”) and werd (“artificial mound used for habitation”). The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier variant of the Frisian name.
• (Groningen) First attested as hemmuurð in the 10th or 11th century. Compound of Old Frisian hem (“section of alluvial land”) and uurð (“artificial mound used for habitation”). The first element was gradually reinterpreted to heem (“home, settlement”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦeː.mərt/
• Hyphenation: He‧mert
• Rhymes: -eːmərt

Proper noun

Hemert n

1. A hamlet in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.
2. A hamlet in Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.

References

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