"Hem" meaning in Dutch

See Hem in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ɦɛm/ Audio: Nl-hem.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛm Etymology: * (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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|hamme|t=alluvial land in the bend of a watercourse}} Middle Dutch hamme (“alluvial land in the bend of a watercourse”), {{bor|nl|fy|De Him}} West Frisian De Him Head templates: {{nl-proper noun|n}} Hem n
  1. a village in Drechterland, North Holland, Netherlands Tags: neuter Categories (place): Places in North Holland, Netherlands, Places in the Netherlands, Villages in North Holland, Netherlands, Villages in the Netherlands
    Sense id: en-Hem-nl-name-dpEJCX8a Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 93 7
  2. a hamlet in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands Tags: neuter Categories (place): Places in Friesland, Netherlands, Places in the Netherlands, Villages in Friesland, Netherlands, Villages in the Netherlands
    Sense id: en-Hem-nl-name-cbaVY1Hq
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