Hembrug

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Hembrug in 1899. Compound of the toponym Hem (derived from ham (“alluvial land in the bend of a watercourse”)) and brug (“bridge”).

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Hem‧brug

Proper noun

Hembrug n

A hamlet in Zaanstad, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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