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 (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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