Noordermeer

Dutch

Etymology

• (Friesland) First attested as nordameer and nordamer in 1432. Calque of West Frisian Noardermar, derived from a compound of Old Frisian north (“north-, northern”) and mar (“lake”).
• (Noord-Holland) First attested as Noore meer in 1575. Compound of noord (“north-, northern”) and meer (“lake”). The toponym contrasts with Zuidermeer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌnoːr.dərˈmeːr/
• Hyphenation: Noor‧der‧meer
• Rhymes: -eːr

Proper noun

Noordermeer n

1. A hamlet in Tytsjerksteradiel, Friesland, Netherlands.
2. A hamlet in Koggenland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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