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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as bekenesse in 1363. Compound of an unclear first element and Middle Dutch nesse (“headland, spit”). The first element may be Beke (a personal name) or a hydronym derived from beke (“brook, stream”), which would be a rarity for the polders west of Utrecht.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Bekenes n
- A hamlet in Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “bekenes”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN