Hem
See also: hem
English
Etymology
From Khmer [Term?].
Proper noun
Hem (plural Hems)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Hem is the 24499th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1021 individuals. Hem is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (77.08%) and White (17.43%) individuals.
Anagrams
- Meh, meh
Dutch
Etymology
- (Noord-Holland) First attested as hem around 1312. Derived from Middle Dutch hamme (“alluvial land in the bend of a watercourse”).
- (Friesland) First attested as De Hem in 1511. Borrowed from West Frisian De Him, derived from him (“inland polder with natural drainage”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɦɛm/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Hem
- Rhymes: -ɛm
- Homophone: hem
Proper noun
Hem n
- A village in Drechterland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “hem”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN