Nijelamer

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as nienlameren in 1320. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and either the hydronym Lemmer or an otherwise unknown toponym Lamer. The element nieuw was added to distinguish the settlement from Oldelamer.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌnɛi̯.əˈlaː.mər/
Hyphenation: Nije‧la‧mer
Rhymes: -aːmər

Proper noun

Nijelamer n

A village in Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

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