Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Attested as De Wymers in 1680. Derived from dialectal wijmers (land located outside of a levee, levee, watercourse running alongside a levee).

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: Wij‧mers

Proper noun edit

Wijmers n

  1. A hamlet in Drechterland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References edit

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