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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Beek
- A municipality of Limburg, Netherlands.
Dutch
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]- (Beek) First attested as Becha in the mid-11th century. Derived from Old Dutch beke (“brook, stream”). See also Limburgish Baek.[1]
- (Belgium) First attested in 1155. Derived from Old Dutch beke (“brook, stream”). Named after a nearby brook.
- (Berg en Dal) First attested as bechi in 814-815. Derived from Old Dutch beke (“brook, stream”).
- (Montferland) First attested as beke in 1206. Derived from Old Dutch beke (“brook, stream”).
- (Venray) Derived from beek (“brook, stream”).
Proper noun
[edit]Beek n
- A village and municipality of Limburg, Netherlands
- Meronyms: Genhout, Geverik, Hobbelrade, Kelmond, Looiwinkel, Neerbeek, Oude Kerk, Spaubeek
- A village and former municipality of Bree, Belgium
- A village and former municipality of Berg en Dal, Gelderland, Netherlands
- A village in Montferland, Gelderland, Netherlands
- Synonym: Vlègeldarp (Carnival nickname)
- A hamlet in Venray, Limburg, Netherlands
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From the noun beek (“brook, stream”), or from one of several toponyms (see above).[2]
Proper noun
[edit]Beek
- a surname
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “beek2”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
- ^ Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Beek”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 125.
German Low German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Low German bēke, from Old Saxon beki, from Proto-West Germanic *baki, from Proto-Germanic *bakiz. More at beck, beach.
Noun
[edit]Beek m (plural Beken)
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- Rhymes:Dutch/eːk
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- nl:Villages in Limburg, Netherlands
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