Nieuwe Meer
Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Nieuwe Meer ('t) in 1874. Derived from nieuw (“new”) and meer (“lake”). Named after a former lake. The toponym contrasts with Oude Meer.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Nieu‧we Meer
Proper noun
Nieuwe Meer n
- A hamlet in Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “nieuwe meer”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN