Bennekom

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Dutch

Etymology

Potentially attested as early as 1178 as de berenchem, attested with certainty as berinchem in 1334. Compound of either Old Dutch Berno (a personal name) or Bero (a personal name) with collectivising suffix -ing- and heem (home, settlement).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛ.nə.kɔm/
  • Hyphenation: Ben‧ne‧kom

Proper noun

Bennekom n

  1. A village and former municipality of Ede, Gelderland, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN