Wommels

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as wimelinghe in the second half of the 13th century. Borrowed from West Frisian Wommels, derived in turn from Old Frisian *Winiwald (a personal name) or *Wimila suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɔ.məls/
• Hyphenation: Wom‧mels
• Rhymes: -ɔməls

Proper noun

Wommels n

1. A village and former municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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