Het Meer

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Grote Meer in 1563. Derived from meer (“lake”). Named after a former lake. Formerly an independent hamlet.

See also West Frisian De Mar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦɛt ˈmeːr/
• Hyphenation: Het Meer
• Rhymes: -eːr

Proper noun

Het Meer n

1. A neighbourhood of Heerenveen, Friesland, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “het meerr”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN