Overmeer

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as uueromeri in 918-948. Compound of Old Dutch uver (“over, upstream”) and mere (“lake”). The toponym contrasts with Uitermeer. Formerly an independent hamlet.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Over‧meer

Proper noun

Overmeer n

A neighbourhood of Wijdemeren, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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