Alkmaar

Alkmaar

1. A city and municipality in North Holland, Netherlands.
2. A hamlet in Mpumalanga, South Africa.
3. A town and resort in Commewijne District, Suriname.

From Middle Dutch Alkmare, from Old Dutch Alkmare, Alcmare, Alcmere, Allecmere. Compound of an unclear first element and either Old Dutch mere (“lake”) or mare (“watercourse”). The first element has been variously linked to Old Dutch alk (“crow”) and *alke (“mud”). A derivation from Proto-Germanic *alha (“temple”) or *alha (“moose”) is unlikely. Compare Alkemade.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlk.maːr/

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• Hyphenation: Alk‧maar

Alkmaar n

1. Alkmaar (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands).

   Meronyms: De Rijp, Driehuizen, Graft, Grootschermer, Koedijk, Kogerpolder, Markenbinnen, Noordeinde, Omval, Oost-Graftdijk, Oterleek, Oudorp, Schermerhorn, Starnmeer, Stompetoren, Ursem, West-Graftdijk, Zuidschermer

• Alkmaarder
• Alkmaars
• Alkmaardermeer

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