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Barendrecht
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from en nl Barendrecht.
Proper noun
en village/and/municipality p/South Holland c/Netherlands.
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as berendrech in 1265. From nl dum Berendrecht, dum Barendrecht. The first element may be dum bere mud, dum beer boar, male pig, or odt Bero a personal name; the second is nl -drecht. Compare nl Duivendrecht, nl Ossendrecht, nl Papendrecht, nl Woensdrecht and nl Zwijndrecht.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈbaːrənˌdrɛxt/
nl Nl-Barendrecht.ogg
nl Ba ren drecht
Proper noun
n
nl village/and/municipality p/South Holland c/Netherlands
nl Boerendrecht<qq:perjorative nickname>
nl Barendrechtse Veer Koedood Smitshoek
Derived terms
nl Barendrechter
nl Barendrechts
nl Barendrechtse Veer
nl Oost-Barendrecht
nl West-Barendrecht
References
barendrecht
Van Osta, W., 'Drecht en drecht-namen', Naamkunde 28 (issue 1-2) (1996) pp. 51-77.