Brent.
A habitational surname from Old English.
Meaning & usage
A habitational surname from Old English.
A male given name transferred from the surname, of 20th century and later usage.
A placename: A housing estate in Polperro parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX2150).
A placename: A small river in Greater London, England, which joins the Thames at Brentford.
A placename: A London borough in Greater London, England, created in 1965 from the merger of the boroughs of Wembley and Willesden.
A placename: A community in Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada, named after Brentwood, England.
A placename: A place in the United States: A city in Bibb County, Alabama.
A placename: A place in the United States: A census-designated place in Escambia County, Florida.
A placename: A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Georgia.
A placename: A place in the United States: A ghost town in Pemiscot County, Missouri.
A placename: A place in the United States: A census-designated place in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma.
Where this word comes from
English surname from placenames in Devon and Somerset, from Old English brant (“steep”), referring to hills. Compare Brents.
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