Daalmeer

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as d'Aelmeer, alias Daalmeer in 1532. Compound of the article de, aal (“eel, Anguilla anguilla”) and meer (“lake”). Named after a polder, named in turn after a former lake.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Daal‧meer

Proper noun

Daalmeer n

1. A neighbourhood of Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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