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
See also
Germanic toponymy
Becq (disambiguation) Becque (disambiguation) Bec (disambiguation) Beek (disambiguation)