Hembrug

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Hembrug in 1899. Compound of the toponym Hem (derived from ham (“alluvial land in the bend of a watercourse”)) and brug (“bridge”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Hem‧brug

Proper noun

Hembrug n

  1. a hamlet in Zaanstad, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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