Schermer

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as skirmere in the first half of the 11th century. Compound of Old Dutch scir (“bright, whitish”) and mere (“lake”). The municipality was named after a polder which was created when the lake of the same name was drained.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Scher‧mer

Proper noun

Schermer n

  1. A former municipality of Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
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