Hommerts

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as humerke in the 13th century. Borrowed from West Frisian De Hommerts, potentially derived in turn from a compound of Old Frisian Huga (a personal name) or the demonym Hugas and merke (“boundary, borderland, delineated area”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɔ.mərts/
• Hyphenation: Hom‧merts
• Rhymes: -ɔmərts

Proper noun

Hommerts n

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

References

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