Bennebroek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as bennenbroke in 1130-1157. Compound of Old Dutch Benne (a personal name) and bruoc (“marsh, marshland”).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Ben‧ne‧broek

Proper noun

Bennebroek n

  1. a village and former municipality of Bloemendaal, North Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Bennebroeker
  • Bennebroeks

References

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