Zonnemaire

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as sunnemere in 985. Derived from an ancient hydronym, which in turn appears to derive from a hydronym cognate to Old Dutch zwin (“creek”) and Old Dutch meri (“lake, watercourse”). Compare Sommelsdijk and Son.

See also Zealandic Sunnemaere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌzɔ.nəˈmaː.rə/
• Hyphenation: Zon‧ne‧mai‧re
• Rhymes: -aːrə

Proper noun

Zonnemaire n

1. A village and former municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References

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