Bec_(placename_element)

Bec (placename element)

Bec (placename element)

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Bec can be sometimes a place-name element meaning pino'cape' (from the bird's beak, bec)

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.

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