Hemelum
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as hemelem around 1243-1245. Derived from a compound of Old Frisian Hemele (“a personal name”) and hēm (“home, settlement”). The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier version of the Frisian name.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦeː.mə.lʏm/
- Hyphenation: He‧me‧lum
Proper noun
Hemelum n
- A village in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Hemelumer Oldeferd
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN