Wekerom

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as wichermulo [read: wicherumlo] in 996. Likely a compound of Old Dutch Wicher (a personal name) and heem (“home, settlement”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋeː.kə.rɔm/
  • Hyphenation: We‧ke‧rom

Proper noun

Wekerom n

  1. a village in Ede, Gelderland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Wekerommer
  • Wekeroms

References

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