Zonnemaire

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as sunnemere in 985. Derived from an ancient hydronym, which in turn appears to derive from a hydronym cognate to Old Dutch zwin (“creek”) and Old Dutch meri (“lake, watercourse”). Compare Sommelsdijk and Son.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌzɔ.nəˈmaː.rə/
Hyphenation: Zon‧ne‧mai‧re
Rhymes: -aːrə

Proper noun edit

Zonnemaire n

A village and former municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References edit

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