Lemele

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as lemelo in 1381-1383. Compound of Middle Dutch leem (“clay, loam”) and lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈleː.mə.lə/
  • Hyphenation: Le‧me‧le
  • Rhymes: -eːmələ

Proper noun

Lemele n

  1. A village in Ommen, Overijssel, Netherlands.

Derived terms

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