Zuidermeer

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Attested as Zuyder M. in 1665. Compound of zuider (“southern”) and meer (“lake”). Named after a former lake. The toponym contrasts with Noordermeer.

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Zui‧der‧meer

Proper noun edit

Zuidermeer n

A village in Koggenland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

Zuidermeerder

References edit

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