Geulhem

Dutch

Etymology

Potentially attested as gheulen and geulem in 1312-1350, attested with certainty as goelheym in 1360. Compound of the hydronym Geul and heem (“home, settlement”).

See also Limburgish Geulem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣøː.ləm/
  • Hyphenation: Geul‧hem

Proper noun

Geulhem n

  1. a hamlet in Valkenburg aan de Geul, Limburg, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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