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Heumen.

Heumen (a village and municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈɦøː.mə(n)/

Heumen (a village and municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands)
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Where this word comes from

First attested as homen in 1188. Etymology uncertain, although the origins of the name are likely Germanic. Perhaps derived from Middle Dutch homme (“mould”) (compare huim (“foetid air”)) and Old Norse húm (“twilight, dusk”). More at hom (“milt”).

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