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
See also
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