Empe

See also: empê

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as suthempe in 1046. Etymology uncertain. Perhaps a tautological compound of Proto-Germanic *ama- (“current, stream”) and Old Dutch *apa (“river, current”). The first element Old Dutch sut (“south”) used to distinguish the settlement from Noord-Empe gradually disappeared.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛm.pə/
• Hyphenation: Em‧pe
• Rhymes: -ɛmpə

Proper noun

Empe n

1. a village in Brummen, Gelderland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Noord-Empe

References

• van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN