Bec (placename element)

Bec can be sometimes a place-name element meaning 'point', 'cape' (from the bird's beak, bec)

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Bec is more commonly a place-name element in Normandy, deriving from Norse bekkr, 'stream' (cf. German Bach, English -beck), which is found in many placenames, such as: