(neuter) a hamlet in Kerkrade, Limburg, Netherlands
(neuter) a hamlet in Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands
(neuter) a hamlet in Meierijstad, North Brabant, Netherlands
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɦɑm/
Etymology
* (Limburg) First attested as Ham around 1776. Derived from ham (“alluvial land in the bend of a river”).
* (Land van Cuijk) First attested as Ham in 1803-1820. Derived from ham (“alluvial land in the bend of a river”).
* (Meierijstad) First attested as hamme in 1368. Derived from ham (“alluvial land in the bend of a river”).