Verrenbest

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

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

Proper noun edit

Verrenbest n

A neighbourhood of Best, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

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