Nijelamer

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as nienlameren in 1320. Compound of nieuw (new) and either the hydronym Lemmer or an otherwise unknown toponym Lamer. The element nieuw was added to distinguish the settlement from Oldelamer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌnɛi̯.əˈlaː.mər/
  • Hyphenation: Nije‧la‧mer
  • Rhymes: -aːmər

Proper noun

Nijelamer n

  1. a village in Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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