Bennekom

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Potentially attested as early as 1178 as de berenchem, attested with certainty as berinchem in 1334. Compound of either Old Dutch Berno (“a personal name”) or Bero (“a personal name”) with collectivising suffix -ing- and heem (“home, settlement”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.nə.kɔm/
Hyphenation: Ben‧ne‧kom

Proper noun edit

Bennekom n

A village and former municipality of Ede, Gelderland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN