Braithwaite

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A habitational surname from Old Norse.
  2. 2
    A village in Above Derwent parish, Cumberland council area, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY2323).
  3. 3
    A small village in Kirk Bramwith parish, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE6112).
  4. 4
    A suburban village near Keighley, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0441).
  5. 5
    An unincorporated community in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States.

Etymology

From Old Norse breiðr (“broad”) + þveit (“clearing”).

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