Given name & surname

Brereton

“briar”

Brereton is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Brereton goes back to Old English brǣr, meaning “briar.”

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Where it comes from

Brereton comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English brǣr (“briar”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

People named Brereton

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Similar names

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Old English

Breedon

“hill”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Brearton

“briar”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Brassington

“enclosure; settlement”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Old English

Brampton

“broom plant”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Brunton

“stream”

No U.S. birth series

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surnames · Modern

Brixton

Brixton is a masculine given name from Old English.

54UncommonRising

95% boys · 5% girls

Old English

Eggleton

“edge” · “wolf”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Emberton

“enclosure; settlement, town”

No U.S. birth series

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