Briscoe

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A hamlet in Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY022114). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Missouri, United States. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    An unincorporated community in Wheeler County, Texas, United States. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    An unincorporated community in Wood County, West Virginia, United States. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A habitational surname from Old Norse. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Old Norse bretar (“Britons”) or birki (“birch”) + skógr (“wood”).

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Briscoe County

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