Hempens

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as hempens in 1463. Derived from Old Frisian *Hempe (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi-. The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an older version of the Frisian toponym.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɛm.pəns/
  • Hyphenation: Hem‧pens
  • Rhymes: -ɛmpəns

Proper noun

Hempens n

  1. a village in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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