Zonnemaire

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as sunnemere in 985. Derived from an ancient hydronym, which in turn appears to derive from a hydronym cognate to Old Dutch zwin (“creek”) and Old Dutch meri (“lake, watercourse”). Compare Sommelsdijk and Son.

See also Zealandic Sunnemaere.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌzɔ.nəˈmaː.rə/
  • Hyphenation: Zon‧ne‧mai‧re
  • Rhymes: -aːrə

Proper noun

Zonnemaire n

  1. A village and former municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands.

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