Brighton.
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Meaning & usage
A placename: A coastal city in East Sussex, England.
A placename: A hamlet in St Enoder parish and Ladock parish, south-east of Newquay, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9054).
A placename: A number of places in Canada: A parish in Carleton County, New Brunswick.
A placename: A number of places in Canada: A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
A placename: A number of places in Canada: A community in Digby municipality, Digby County, Nova Scotia.
A placename: A number of places in Canada: A community in Shelburne municipality, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia.
A placename: A number of places in Canada: A town in Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada.
A placename: A number of places in Canada: A neighbourhood of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city in Jefferson County, Alabama.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Adams County, Colorado, United States.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Tift County, Georgia.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A village mostly in Macoupin County, Illinois, named after Brighton, Mass.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Greenfield Township, LaGrange County, Indiana.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Washington County, Iowa.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A neighbourhood of Boston, Massachusetts, formerly a town.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city in Livingston County, Michigan.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Polk County, Missouri.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A neighbourhood of the town of Tonawanda, Erie County, New York.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Franklin County, New York, named after the English town.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Monroe County, New York.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A neighbourhood of Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Harmony Township, Clark County, Ohio.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Lorain County, Ohio.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Tillamook County, Oregon.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Tipton County, Tennessee.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A small town and ski resort in Salt Lake County, Utah.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Essex County, Vermont.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A neighbourhood of Seattle, Washington.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town and unincorporated community therein, in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A number of townships, listed under Brighton Township.
A placename: A number of places in Australia: A northern coastal suburb of Brisbane, Queensland.
A placename: A number of places in Australia: A coastal suburb of Adelaide in the City of Holdfast Bay, South Australia.
A placename: A number of places in Australia: A town and suburb of Hobart, Tasmania.
A placename: A number of places in Australia: A local government area in south-east Tasmania; in full, Brighton Council.
A placename: A number of places in Australia: A coastal suburb of Melbourne, and former city, in the City of Bayside, Victoria.
A placename: A small seaside town near Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
A surname.
Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
Where this word comes from
(place): Originally a colloquial clipping of Brighthelmstone, from Old English Beorthelmestūn (“Beorthelm's farm”). Became the official name in the early 19th century. : (surname): From Breighton in Yorkshire.
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