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^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN