Steenbecque (; nl, Steenbeke or Steenbeeke) is a

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in the Nord department in northern

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Etymology

Steenbecque has historically been attested as ''Steenbeka'' in 1183. The toponym ''Steenbecque'' is of Germanic origin, deriving from a Low German dialect, ultimately from Proto-West-Germanic '' *stain''. Within the Nord and Pas-de-Calais departments, the Germanic hydronym '' *-bak(i)'' entered the French language via Low German, and took on two forms: the Germanic form ''-beek'' and

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''-becque'' (also ''-bec'', ''-becques'').

Etymology

Heraldry

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