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Merum
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Dutch
Etymology
(Limburg) First attested as merehem in 1101. Compound of nl odt mere lake, pool and nl heem home, settlement. See also li Maerem.
(Groningen) First attested as merum in 1422. Etymology nl 1. Potentially a compound of nl ofs *mere pool, lake and nl heem home, settlement or a derivation from the dative plural form of ofs *mere. See also nds-nl Mijrum.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈmeː.rʏm/
nl Me rum
Proper noun
n
nl village mun/Roermond p/Limburg c/Netherlands
nl hamlet mun/Eemsdelta p/Groningen c/Netherlands
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