Wammerd

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as wammert in 1493. Borrowed from West Frisian Wammert, potentially derived in turn from Old Frisian Wamme (“a personal name”) or wan (“bad, poor”) and werd (“artificial mound used for habitation”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑ.mərt/
  • Hyphenation: Wam‧merd

Proper noun

Wammerd n

  1. A hamlet in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands.

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