Boeimeer

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as boymere in 1295. Compound of either dialectal boei (“mud, sludge”) or Middle Dutch Boy (“a personal name”) and meer (“lake, pool”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bui̯ˈmeːr/
  • Hyphenation: Boei‧meer
  • Rhymes: -eːr

Proper noun

Boeimeer n

  1. A neighbourhood of Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

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