Beekkant

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Limburg) First attested as Beekkant (de) in 1877. Compound of beek (“brook, stream”) and kant (“edge, side”). See also Limburgish De Baekkantj.
  • (Noord-Brabant) First attested as Beeckant and Beeckkant in 1557. Compound of beek (“brook, stream”) and kant (“edge, side”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbeːk.kɑnt/
  • Hyphenation: Beek‧kant

Proper noun

Beekkant n

  1. a hamlet in Leudal, Limburg, Netherlands
  2. a neighbourhood of Sint-Michielsgestel, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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