Ellemeet

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as ellimed in 1236. Compound of Old Dutch Ello (a personal name) and a variant of Middle Dutch made (“pasture”).

See also Zealandic D'n Ouwendiek.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛ.ləˌmeːt/
  • Hyphenation: El‧le‧meet

Proper noun

Ellemeet n

  1. a village and former municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands

References

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