Barendrecht

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as berendrech in 1265. From Middle Dutch Berendrecht, Barendrecht. The first element may be Middle Dutch bere (“mud”), beer (“boar, male pig”), or Old Dutch Bero (“a personal name”); the second is -drecht. Compare Duivendrecht, Ossendrecht, Papendrecht, Woensdrecht and Zwijndrecht.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbaːrənˌdrɛxt/
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Hyphenation: Ba‧ren‧drecht

Proper noun

Barendrecht n

A village and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.
Synonym: Boerendrecht (perjorative nickname)
Meronyms: Barendrechtse Veer, Koedood, Smitshoek

Derived terms

Barendrechter
Barendrechts
Barendrechtse Veer
Oost-Barendrecht
West-Barendrecht

References

van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “barendrecht”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
Van Osta, W., 'Drecht en drecht-namen', Naamkunde 28 (issue 1-2) (1996) pp. 51-77.