Ursem

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Ursèm (West Frisian)

Etymology

First attested as urisheim in the first half of the 11th century. Compound of Old Dutch Uri (“a personal name”) and hēm (“home, settlement”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Ur‧sem

Proper noun

Ursem n

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

Derived terms

• Ursemmer
• Ursems

References

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