Boeimeer

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as boymere in 1295. Compound of either dialectal boei (“mud, sludge”) or Middle Dutch Boy (“a personal name”) and meer (“lake, pool”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bui̯ˈmeːr/
• Hyphenation: Boei‧meer
• Rhymes: -eːr

Proper noun

Boeimeer n

1. A neighbourhood of Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

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