Best

A surname.

Proper noun

  1. A surname.
    • Dyshan Best, 39, was shot in the back last year as he fled from officers in Bridgeport, Connecticut. A report released this week by the state’s inspector general found that the shooting was justified because Best had a...
  2. A village and municipality in North Brabant province, Netherlands.

Origin

From German Beste (“a river in Germany”) or from Anglo-Norman beste (“beast”).

Forms

Bests