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Arnhem.

Arnhem (a city, municipality, and capital of Gelderland, Netherlands)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈɑr.nɛm/
  1. Arnhem (a city, municipality, and capital of Gelderland, Netherlands)

    neuter
  2. a habitational surname

    neuter
Where this word comes from

First attested as arneym in 893. From Middle Dutch Arnhem, from Old Dutch arnhēm, likely a compound of *Aro (“a personal name”) + hēm (“home”). The surname is derived from the toponym.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.