Zonnemaire
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as sunnemere in 985. Derived from an ancient hydronym, which in turn appears to derive from a hydronym cognate to Old Dutch zwin (“creek”) and Old Dutch meri (“lake, watercourse”). Compare Sommelsdijk and Son.
See also Zealandic Sunnemaere.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌzɔ.nəˈmaː.rə/
- Hyphenation: Zon‧ne‧mai‧re
- Rhymes: -aːrə
Proper noun
Zonnemaire n
- A village and former municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “zonnemaire”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN