De Hem

See also: dehem

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as den Hem buyten Schoenhoven and in den Hem in 1514. Derived from a variant of ham (“alluvial land in the bend of a river”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /də ˈɦɛm/
• Hyphenation: De Hem
• Rhymes: -ɛm

Proper noun

De Hem n

1. A hamlet in Krimpenerwaard, South Holland, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “de hem”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN