Bant

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Bant in 1950. Named after the former settlement Bante (first attested in 918-948), the name of which derives in turn from Old Dutch bant (“region, inhabited area”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɑnt/
• Hyphenation: Bant
• Rhymes: -ɑnt
• Homophones: band, bant

Proper noun

Bant n

1. A village in Noordoostpolder, Flevoland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Bantenaar
• Bants

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “bant”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN