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, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Ursemmer
  • Ursems

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