De Hem

See also: dehem

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as den Hem buyten Schoenhoven and in den Hem in 1514. Derived from a variant of ham (“alluvial land in the bend of a river”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /də ˈɦɛm/
  • Hyphenation: De Hem
  • Rhymes: -ɛm

Proper noun

De Hem n

  1. a hamlet in Krimpenerwaard, South Holland, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “de hem”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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