Naastenbest

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Naastenbest in 1526. Compound of an inflected form of naast (“most closeby”) and the toponym Best. The element naast was added to distinguish the settlement from Verrenbest. Compare also the toponyms Doonheide and Verreheide.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnaːs.tə(n)ˌbɛst/
  • Hyphenation: Naas‧ten‧best

Proper noun

Naastenbest n

  1. a neighbourhood of Best, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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