Benningbroek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as bennenbroech around 1338. Compound of Middle Dutch Benne (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and bruec (“marsh, marshland”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Ben‧ning‧broek

Proper noun

Benningbroek n

  1. A village in Medemblik, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Benningbroeker
  • Benningbroeks

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