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