Becque (river) explained
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
- Becque de Steenwerck, 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
- Robecq, a village in Nord département, France
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