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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   A place name:; A village in the Robson Valley region of British Columbia, Canada. countable, uncountable
3. 3
   A place name:; In the United States:; A village in Montcalm County, Michigan. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   A place name:; In the United States:; An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Mississippi. countable, uncountable
5. 5
   A place name:; In the United States:; An unincorporated community in Bois Brule Township, Perry County, Missouri. countable, uncountable

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6. 6
   A place name:; In the United States:; An unincorporated community in Marshall County, Oklahoma. countable, uncountable
7. 7
   A place name:; In the United States:; Former name of Sebree, Kentucky. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Brighde (“son of the servant of (Saint) Brigit”). Compare Kilbride, Bredin.

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