Oldelamer

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as oldenlameren in 1320. Compound of oud (“old”) and potentially the hydronym Lemmer or an otherwise unknown toponym Lamer. The element oud was added to distinguish the settlement from Nijelamer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɔl.dəˈlaː.mər/
• Hyphenation: Ol‧de‧la‧mer
• Rhymes: -aːmər

Proper noun

Oldelamer n

1. A village in Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

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