Hem

See also: Appendix:Variations of "hem"

English

Etymology

From Khmer ហែម (haem, “to add, to supplement”).

Proper noun

Hem (plural Hems)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hem is the 24499^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1021 individuals. Hem is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (77.08%) and White (17.43%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Meh, meh, ehm

Dutch

Etymology

• (Noord-Holland) First attested as hem around 1312. Derived from Middle Dutch hamme (“alluvial land in the bend of a watercourse”).
• (Friesland) First attested as De Hem in 1511. Borrowed from West Frisian De Him, derived from him (“inland polder with natural drainage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦɛm/

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• Hyphenation: Hem
• Rhymes: -ɛm
• Homophone: hem

Proper noun

Hem n

1. a village in Drechterland, North Holland, Netherlands
2. a hamlet in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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