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Becque

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

It may refer to:

  • Becque d' Hardelot
  • Becque de Méteren
  • Becque de Steenwerk, a tributary of the Scheldt
  • Becque du Biez, a tributary of the Lys River
  • Becque du Doulieu
  • Ey Becque, a tributary of the Yser
  • Peene Becque, a tributary of the Yser
  • Sale Becque, a tributary of the Yser
  • Waterland Becque
  • Zwyne Becque, a tributary of the Yser

and also :

  • Steenbecque, a village in Nord département, France

People :

  • Henry Becque (1837-1899), a French dramatist

Fictional :

  • Emile de Becque, a character in the South Pacific musical

Becq, 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
  • Louis Becq de Fouquières (1831-1887), a versatile French man of letters from Paris