Bennekom
Dutch
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛ.nə.kɔm/
- Hyphenation: Ben‧ne‧kom
Proper noun
Bennekom n
- A village and former municipality of Ede, Gelderland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Bennekommer
- Bennekoms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN