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

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 (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

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