Berendrecht

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as 't Huis Berendrecht by Alfen in 1730. Derived from van Berendrecht (“a noble surname”). Named after a former manor built by the van Berendrecht family.

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: Be‧ren‧drecht

Proper noun

Berendrecht n

1. A neighbourhood of Alphen aan den Rijn, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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