Bec (place name)
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Bec can be sometimes a place-name element meaning 'point', 'cape' (from the bird's beak
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Bec is more commonly a place-name element in Normandy
, deriving from Norse
bekkr, 'stream' (cf. German Bach, English -beck), which is found in many placenames, such as:
Beak
The beak, bill or rostrum is an external anatomical structure of birds which is used for eating and for grooming, manipulating objects, killing prey, fighting, probing for food, courtship and feeding young...
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Bec is more commonly a place-name element in Normandy
Normandy
Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is in France.The continental territory covers 30,627 km² and forms the preponderant part of Normandy and roughly 5% of the territory of France. It is divided for administrative purposes into two régions:...
, deriving from Norse
Old Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
bekkr, 'stream' (cf. German Bach, English -beck), which is found in many placenames, such as:
Part of a Name
- Bec-de-MortagneBec-de-MortagneBec-de-Mortagne is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A farming village situated in the wooded valley of the river Ganzeville, in the Pays de Caux, some northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D69 and the D28.-History:The...
, Seine-Maritime - Le Bec Hellouin, Eure
- Le Bec-ThomasLe Bec-ThomasLe Bec-Thomas is a commune in the Eure department in northern France.-Population:-References:*...
, Eure - Malleville-sur-le-BecMalleville-sur-le-BecMalleville-sur-le-Bec is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France.-Population:-References:*...
, Eure - Notre-Dame-du-BecNotre-Dame-du-BecNotre-Dame-du-Bec is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A small farming and woodland village in the Pays de Caux, situated by the banks of the river Lézarde, some northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D79 and D32...
, Seine-Maritime - Abbaye Notre-Dame du BecBec AbbeyBec Abbey in Le Bec Hellouin, Normandy, France, once the most influential abbey in the Anglo-Norman kingdom of the twelfth century, is a Benedictine monastic foundation in the Eure département, in the Bec valley midway between the cities of Rouen and Bernay.Like all abbeys, Bec maintained annals...
, Eure
Suffix
- BolbecBolbecBolbec is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France. Its inhabitants are called Bolbécais or Bolbécaises.-Geography:...
, Seine-Maritime - BricquebecBricquebecBricquebec, a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.Inhabitants are referred to as Bricquebétais.-History:...
, Manche - Caudebec-en-CauxCaudebec-en-CauxCaudebec-en-Caux is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:Caudebec-en-Caux is located W.N.W. of Rouen, on the right bank of the River Seine. The tidal bore in the estuary of the Seine which is known as the mascaret in French, but...
, Seine-Maritime - Caudebec-les-ElbeufCaudebec-lès-Elbeuf-Population:-Places of interest:* The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the twelfth century.* A twentieth century château.-Twin towns: Dereham, England Vigarano Mainarda, Italy Bad Dürrenberg, Germany Prague - Libuš, Czech Republic-External links:* *...
, Seine-Maritime - FoulbecFoulbecFoulbec is a commune in the Eure department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Population:...
, Eure - Houlbec-CocherelHoulbec-CocherelHoulbec-Cocherel is a commune in the Eure department in Haute Normandie in northern France.-History:The Battle of Cocherel, an event of the Hundred Years' War that occurred on 16 May 1364.-Population:-References:*...
, Eure - Houlbec-près-le-Gros-TheilHoulbec-près-le-Gros-TheilHoulbec-près-le-Gros-Theil is a commune in the Eure department in northern France.-Population:-References:*...
, Eure - OrbecOrbecOrbec is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.-Population:...
, Orne - RobecRobecThe Robec is a small river in Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France, right tributary of the Seine. Its length is 9 km. The river begins near Fontaine-sous-Préaux, then it flows through Darnétal and ends in the Seine in Rouen...
, stream in RouenRouenRouen , in northern France on the River Seine, is the capital of the Haute-Normandie region and the historic capital city of Normandy. Once one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe , it was the seat of the Exchequer of Normandy in the Middle Ages...
, Seine-Maritime
Variation
- Beck (surname)Beck (surname)Beck is a surname of Germanic descent, meaning "brook" or "stream" , and is fairly common in English-speaking countries, Germany and Denmark. The German name can also be a variant of Becker, which is an occupational surname meaning "baker". In Hebrew, it exists as an abbreviated form of B'nei...
- River BeckRiver BeckThe River Beck is one of the tributaries of the River Ravensbourne in south London.The source of the River Beck is in Spring Park where Shirley and West Wickham meet. For its first mile or so it forms the border between the London boroughs of Croydon and Bromley. Indeed, historically, this was...
- Beek (disambiguation)Beek (disambiguation)-Netherlands:* Beek, a town in the southeast* Beek, Montferland, a village in the east* Beek, Ubbergen, a village in the east* Beek, Venray, a village in the southeast* part of Beek en Donk* old name of Prinsenbeek-See also:...
- Becque (disambiguation)
- Becquet
- BecketBecketBecket or The Honor of God is a play written in French by Jean Anouilh. It is a depiction of the conflict between Thomas Becket and King Henry II of England leading to Becket's murder in 1170. It contains many historical inaccuracies, which the author acknowledged.-Background:Anouilh's...