Empe

See also: empê

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as suthempe in 1046. Etymology uncertain. Perhaps a tautological compound of Proto-Germanic *ama- (“current, stream”) and Old Dutch *apa (“river, current”). The first element Old Dutch sut (“south”) used to distinguish the settlement from Noord-Empe gradually disappeared.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɛm.pə/
Hyphenation: Em‧pe
Rhymes: -ɛmpə

Proper noun

Empe n

A village in Brummen, Gelderland, Netherlands

Derived terms

Noord-Empe

References

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