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Brady.

A habitational surname from Old English of English origin.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈbɹeɪdi/
  1. A habitational surname from Old English of English origin.

  2. A surname from Irish.

  3. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.

  4. A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Pondera County, Montana.

  5. A number of places in the United States: A village in Lincoln County, Nebraska.

  6. A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of McCulloch County, Texas.

  7. A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Grays Harbor County, Washington.

  8. A number of places in the United States: A number of townships in Michigan (2), Ohio (1) and Pennsylvania (5).

Where this word comes from

From Old English brād (“broad”) + ēage (“eye”) and brād (“broad”) + ēġ (“island”); or from Irish Ó Brádaigh.

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