Alem

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as aleym in 1107. Compound of an unclear first component and heem (“home, settlement”). The first component has been variously interpreted as Proto-Germanic *alha- (“home, farmstead”) and *ala- (“entire, great”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaː.ləm/
Hyphenation: Alem
Rhymes: -aːləm

Proper noun

Alem n

A village and former municipality of Maasdriel, Gelderland, Netherlands.
Synonym: Spreeuwendurp (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

Alemmer
Alems
Alem, Maren en Kessel

References

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

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