Hembrug
Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Hembrug in 1899. Compound of the toponym Hem (derived from ham (“alluvial land in the bend of a watercourse”)) and brug (“bridge”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Hem‧brug
Proper noun
Hembrug n
- A hamlet in Zaanstad, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “hembrug”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN