Wommels

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as wimelinghe in the second half of the 13th century. Borrowed from West Frisian Wommels, derived in turn from Old Frisian *Winiwald (a personal name) or *Wimila suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɔ.məls/
  • Hyphenation: Wom‧mels
  • Rhymes: -ɔməls

Proper noun

Wommels n

  1. a village and former municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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