Wammerd
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as wammert in 1493. Borrowed from West Frisian Wammert, potentially derived in turn from Old Frisian Wamme (“a personal name”) or wan (“bad, poor”) and werd (“artificial mound used for habitation”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑ.mərt/
- Hyphenation: Wam‧merd
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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