Merm

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as marithaime and marithhaime in 726. Etymology uncertain. Perhaps a compound of Old Dutch mari (“lake, watercourse, dead branch of a river”) with collectivising suffix *-iþi and a dative form of heem (“home, settlement”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mɛrm/
  • Hyphenation: Merm
  • Rhymes: -ɛrm

Proper noun

Merm n

  1. A hamlet in Overbetuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands.

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