Bennemeer

First attested as bomenmeer in 1324. Compound of an unclear first element and Middle Dutch meer (“lake”). The first element may be Benne (a personal name), benne (“fish basket made of osiers”) or bon (“fyke, hoop net”). Named after a former lake.

• Hyphenation: Ben‧ne‧meer

Bennemeer n

1. A hamlet in Medemblik, North Holland, Netherlands

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “bennemeer”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN