Naastenbest

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

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

Proper noun edit

Naastenbest n

A neighbourhood of Best, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

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