Berendrecht

Dutch

Etymology

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

Berendrecht n

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

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