Hemelum

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as hemelem around 1243-1245. Derived from a compound of Old Frisian Hemele (“a personal name”) and hēm (“home, settlement”). The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier version of the Frisian name.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦeː.mə.lʏm/
• Hyphenation: He‧me‧lum

Proper noun

Hemelum n

1. A village in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Hemelumer Oldeferd

References

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