Hem

Meaning

1. (neuter) a village in Drechterland, North Holland, Netherlands
2. (neuter) a hamlet in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands

Concepts

Hem

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɦɛm/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: hamme

Borrowed from Western Frisian: De Him

In summary

* (Noord-Holland) First attested as hem around 1312. Derived from Middle Dutch hamme (“alluvial land in the bend of a watercourse”).
* (Friesland) First attested as De Hem in 1511. Borrowed from West Frisian De Him, derived from him (“inland polder with natural drainage”).