Benningbroek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as bennenbroech around 1338. Compound of Middle Dutch Benne (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and bruec (“marsh, marshland”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Ben‧ning‧broek

Proper noun

Benningbroek n

  1. a village in Medemblik, North Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Benningbroeker
  • Benningbroeks

References

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