Nieuwe Meer

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Nieuwe Meer ('t) in 1874. Derived from nieuw (“new”) and meer (“lake”). Named after a former lake. The toponym contrasts with Oude Meer.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Nieu‧we Meer

Proper noun

Nieuwe Meer n

  1. a hamlet in Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “nieuwe meer”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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