Heemskerk

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch Heemskerk. === Proper noun === Heemskerk A village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands. == Dutch == === Etymology === First attested as heimethenkiricha and heimezenkyrke in the first half of the 11th century. Compound of Old Dutch Hemezo (a personal name) or Heimezo and kirika (“church”). The surname derives from the toponym. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɦeːmsˈkɛrk/ Hyphenation: Heems‧kerk === Proper noun === Heemskerk n a village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands Synonym: Ezelenheem (Carnival nickname) Meronyms: Heemskerkerduin, Noorddorp a surname ==== Derived terms ==== Heemskerkerduin Heemskerker Heemskerks van Heemskerk === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “Heemskerk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN