Walem

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as walheym in 1360. Compound of Waal (“Walloon, Romanophone”) and heem (“home, settlement”). Compare Vijlen, Waalbroek and Wahlwiller.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋaː.ləm/
• Hyphenation: Wa‧lem

Proper noun

Walem n

1. a hamlet in Valkenburg aan de Geul, Limburg, Netherlands

References

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