Barendrecht
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch Barendrecht.
Proper noun
Barendrecht
- A village and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as berendrech in 1265. From Middle Dutch Berendrecht, Barendrecht. The first element may be Middle Dutch bere (“mud”), beer (“boar, male pig”), or Old Dutch Bero (a personal name); the second is -drecht. Compare Duivendrecht, Ossendrecht, Papendrecht, Woensdrecht and Zwijndrecht.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Barendrecht n
- A village and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands
- Synonym: Boerendrecht (perjorative nickname)
- Meronyms: Barendrechtse Veer, Koedood, Smitshoek
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “barendrecht”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
- Van Osta, W., 'Drecht en drecht-namen', Naamkunde 28 (issue 1-2) (1996) pp. 51-77.