Bekenes
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
- Hyphenation: Be‧ke‧nes
Proper noun[edit]
Bekenes n
- A hamlet in Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlands.