Middenmeer

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Middenmeer in 1932. Compound of midden (“middle, mid-”) and meer (“lake”). The settlement was named for its location in the middle of the Wieringermeer polder.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Mid‧den‧meer

Proper noun

Middenmeer n

  1. A village in Hollands Kroon, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Middenmeerder
  • Middenmeers

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