Brigham

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A village and civil parish in Cumberland council area, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY0830). countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A small village in Foston on the Wolds parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA0753). countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A town in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A municipality in Montérégie, Quebec, Canada. countable, uncountable

Example

More examples

"Brigham Young continued to lead the Mormon church."

Etymology

From bryċġ + hām, "homestead by the bridge".

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