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Re: Surname Best
in reply to a message by Getb
The origin of Best given at http://surnames.behindthename.com/name/best is total hogwash. German Best is either derived from the given name Sebastian or the placename Besten.
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I cannot find the etymology of the placename Besten.Nor can I find the link between sebastos /sebastian to best
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The two origins of German Best are in Kohlheim & Kohlheim's Familiennamen and the relation to Sebastian is also at http://www.ancestry.ca/name-origin?surname=best.
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Thanks! This only leaves two alternative toponymies, Besten or Beste, without clear meaning... Both are from places google cannot even acknowledge, even less give you their meaning.
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You'll find the two places named Besten at tinyurl.com/p2w9ee9. There is no Beste in Germany.
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