Berendrecht

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Dutch

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Etymology

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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

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Berendrecht n

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

References

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