Themaat

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as themaet in 1259. Compound of an unclear first element and Middle Dutch made (“meadow”). The first element may be the preposition te (“at”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: The‧maat

Proper noun

Themaat n

  1. a hamlet in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

References

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