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Bekenes.

a hamlet in Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlands

7 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

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  1. a hamlet in Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlands

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Where this word comes from

First attested as bekenesse in 1363. Compound of an unclear first element and Middle Dutch nesse (“headland, spit”). The first element may be Beke (a personal name) or a hydronym derived from beke (“brook, stream”), which would be a rarity for the polders west of Utrecht.

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