Formerum

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested as Formeerom in 1502. Etymology unknown. Not derived from a personal name or Old Frisian mar (“body of water, lake”).

See also West Frisian Formearum.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔr.mə.rʏm/
  • Hyphenation: For‧me‧rum

Proper noun[edit]

Formerum n

  1. A village in Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands.

References[edit]

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