Walem
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as walheym in 1360. Compound of Waal (“Walloon, Romanophone”) and heem (“home, settlement”). Compare Vijlen, Waalbroek and Wahlwiller.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋaː.ləm/
- Hyphenation: Wa‧lem
Proper noun
Walem n
- A hamlet in Valkenburg aan de Geul, Limburg, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN