Wammerd

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as wammert in 1493. Borrowed from West Frisian Wammert, potentially derived in turn from Old Frisian Wamme (“a personal name”) or wan (“bad, poor”) and werd (“artificial mound used for habitation”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑ.mərt/
Hyphenation: Wam‧merd

Proper noun edit

Wammerd n

A hamlet in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands.

References edit

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