Mallem

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as mallande in 1188. Potentially a compound of Proto-Germanic *maþla- (“gathering place, meeting place”) and land. According to this etymology, the toponym should be interpreted as "land of the moot".

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑ.ləm/
  • Hyphenation: Mal‧lem

Proper noun

Mallem n

  1. A hamlet in Berkelland, Gelderland, Netherlands.

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