Bant

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”), probably related to *bindan (“to bind”).

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Bant n

a village in Noordoostpolder, Flevoland, Netherlands

Derived terms

Bantenaar
Bants

References

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