Overmeer

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as uueromeri in 918-948. Compound of Old Dutch uver (“over, upstream”) and mere (“lake”). The toponym contrasts with Uitermeer. Formerly an independent hamlet.

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Over‧meer

Proper noun edit

Overmeer n

A neighbourhood of Wijdemeren, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References edit

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