Beek

beek English Etymology Borrowed from en nl Beek. Proper noun en municipality p/Limburg c/Netherlands. Dutch Pronunciation nl /beːk/ nl Nl-beek.ogg nl Beek nl eːk nl beek Etymology 1 (Beek) First attested as Becha in the mid-11th century. Derived from nl odt beke brook, stream. See also li Baek.beek2 (Belgium) First attested in 1155. Derived from nl odt beke brook, stream. Named after a nearby brook. (Berg en Dal) First attested as bechi in 814-815. Derived from nl odt beke brook, stream. (Montferland) First attested as beke in 1206. Derived from nl odt beke brook, stream. (Venray) Derived from nl beek brook, stream. Proper noun n nl village/and/municipality p/Limburg c/Netherlands nl Genhout Geverik Hobbelrade Kelmond Looiwinkel Neerbeek Oude Kerk Spaubeek nl village/and/former municipality mun/Bree c/Belgium nl village/and/former municipality mun/Berg en Dal p/Gelderland c/Netherlands nl village mun/Montferland p/Gelderland c/Netherlands nl Vlègeldarp<qq:Carnival nickname> nl hamlet mun/Venray p/Limburg c/Netherlands Derived terms nl Beekenaar nl Beeks nl Neerbeek Etymology 2 From the noun nl beek brook, stream, or from one of several toponyms (see above). Proper noun nl proper noun nl See also nl van der Beek van Beek References Low German Etymology From nds gml bēke, from nds osx beki, from nds gmw-pro *baki, from nds gem-pro *bakiz. More at en beck, en beach. Noun m Beken nds GLG brook; stream