Empe
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as suthempe in 1046. Etymology uncertain. Perhaps a tautological compound of Proto-Germanic *ama- (“current, stream”) and Old Dutch *apa (“river, current”). The first element Old Dutch sut (“south”) used to distinguish the settlement from Noord-Empe gradually disappeared.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛm.pə/
- Hyphenation: Em‧pe
- Rhymes: -ɛmpə
Proper noun
Empe n
- A village in Brummen, Gelderland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Noord-Empe
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN