Den Hommel

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as HOMMEL (DEN) in 1844. Derived from hommel (“bumblebee, Bombus sp.”). Originally the name of a manor.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Den Hom‧mel

Proper noun

Den Hommel n

1. A neighbourhood of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References

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