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Bathmen
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as batmen in 1284. Etymology nl 1. Although the toponym has been interpreted as a compound of odt Bodo a personal name or dum bade messenger employed in a farmers' organisation and nl man man, the toponym's similarity to a set of ancient, unexplained toponyms makes any proposed etymologies tenuous. Compare nl Berkum, nl Besthmen, nl Diermen, nl Fortmond, nl Giethmen, nl Helpman, nl Hertme, nl Ratum, nl Reutum, nl Thamen, nl Wachtum and nl Wijthmen.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈbɑt.mə(n)/
nl Nl-Bathmen.ogg
nl Bath men
Proper noun
n
nl village/and/former municipality mun/Deventer p/Overijssel c/Netherlands
nl Pompersgat Carnival nickname
Derived terms
nl Bathmenaar
nl Bathmens
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