Daalmeer
Dutch
Etymology
Attested as d'Aelmeer, alias Daalmeer in 1532. Compound of the article de, aal (“eel, Anguilla anguilla”) and meer (“lake”). Named after a polder, named in turn after a former lake.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Daal‧meer
Proper noun
Daalmeer n
- A neighbourhood of Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “daalmeer”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN