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Becque is a French spelling of the Old West Flemish word ''beke'', Dutch ''Beek'', meaning 'beck': small water stream, smaller than a river. A number of small rivers flowing in Nord département (northern France) and Belgium are called Becque(s) or Becq.
Rivers called Becque include:
* Becque d' Hardelot
* Becque de
Méteren
Méteren (; from Flemish; ''Meteren'' in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. In October 1914, the British army passed through Meteren during the Retreat from Mons, and the future Field-Marshal Montgome ...
* Becque de
Steenwerck
Steenwerck (; Dutch: ''Steenwerk'') is a commune, in French Flanders, in the Nord department in northern France. It is located about north of Lille and in 2013 had a population of 3519. People from Steenwerck are known as ''Steenwerckois''.
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, a tributary of the Scheldt
* Becque du Biez, a tributary of the Lys
* Becque du Doulieu
* Ey Becque, a tributary of the Yser
* Peene Becque, a tributary of the Yser
* Sale Becque, a tributary of the Yser
* Zwyne Becque, a tributary of the Yser
Becq, a word with the same meaning for a stream, may be found in:
* Esquelbecq, a village in Nord département, France
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Robecq
Robecq (; nl, Robeke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
Robecq is situated about northwest of Béthune and southwest of Lille. The Canal d’Aire and the rivers Clarence and Busn ...
, a village in Nord département, France
See also
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Germanic toponymy
Germanic toponyms are the names given to places by Germanic peoples and tribes. Besides areas with current speakers of Germanic languages, many regions with previous Germanic speakers or Germanic influence had or still have Germanic toponymic elem ...