Verrenbest

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as verrenbest in 1472. Compound of an inflected form of ver (“far, furthest”) and the toponym Best. The element ver was added to distinguish the settlement from Naastenbest. Compare also the toponyms Doonheide and Verreheide.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛ.rə(n)ˌbɛst/
  • Hyphenation: Ver‧ren‧best

Proper noun

Verrenbest 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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