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

  1. A village in Brummen, Gelderland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

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