Ursem

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Ursèm (West Frisian)

Etymology

First attested as urisheim in the first half of the 11th century. Compound of Old Dutch Uri (a personal name) and hēm (“home, settlement”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Ur‧sem

Proper noun

Ursem n

  1. a village and former municipality of Alkmaar, North Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Ursemmer
  • Ursems

References

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