De Hem

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as den Hem buyten Schoenhoven and in den Hem in 1514. Derived from a variant of ham (“alluvial land in the bend of a river”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /də ˈɦɛm/
  • Hyphenation: De Hem
  • Rhymes: -ɛm

Proper noun

De Hem n

  1. A hamlet in Krimpenerwaard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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