Harmelen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as hermale in 1202. Compound of Old Dutch heri (“army, host”) and māl (“gathering, meeting place”). Compare Old English heremedel (“warlike assembly”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɑr.mə.lə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Har‧me‧len

Proper noun

Harmelen n

1. A village and former municipality of Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Harmelenaar
• Harmelens
• Harmelerwaard

References

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