Hem.
a village in Drechterland, North Holland, Netherlands
Meaning & usage
a village in Drechterland, North Holland, Netherlands
a hamlet in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands
Where this word comes from
* (Noord-Holland) First attested as hem around 1312. Derived from Middle Dutch hamme (“alluvial land in the bend of a watercourse”). * (Friesland) First attested as De Hem in 1511. Borrowed from West Frisian De Him, derived from him (“inland polder with natural drainage”).
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