Hempens

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as hempens in 1463. Derived from Old Frisian *Hempe (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi-. The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an older version of the Frisian toponym.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛm.pəns/
• Hyphenation: Hem‧pens
• Rhymes: -ɛmpəns

Proper noun

Hempens n

1. A village in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

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