Uitermeer

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as uteromeri in 918-948. Compound of Old Dutch uter (“outer, downstream”) and meri (“lake”). Originally a hydronym. The toponym contrasts with Overmeer.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Ui‧ter‧meer

Proper noun

Uitermeer n

A hamlet in Weesp, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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