Best

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English

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Etymology

From German Beste (“a river in Germany”) or from Anglo-Norman beste (“beast”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛst/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛst

Proper noun

Best (plural Bests)

  1. A surname.

Anagrams

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

First attested as est in 1307. Etymology unknown. One proposal links the toponym to bast (“bark, rind”) with collectivising suffix -t, but it is impossible to conclusively prove or disprove this hypothetical etymology.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Best n

  1. A town and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands
    Synonym: Klompengat (Carnival nickname)
    Meronyms: Aarle, Batadorp, Vleut

Derived terms

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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