Limmen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as limbon in 918-948. Etymology unknown. Potentially derived from a hydronym derived in turn from Proto-Indo-European *slembh, cognate to English slump and limp. Unlikely to be derived from Latin limbus (“seam, edge”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Lim‧men

Proper noun

Limmen n

1. A village and former municipality of Castricum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

   Synonym: Gorteldonk (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

• Limmenaar
• Limmer
• Limmerkoog

References

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