Given name & surname
Bridgwater
“bridge”
Bridgwater is a surname from Old English.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Bridgwater goes back to Old English bryċġ, meaning “bridge.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Bridgwater’s family of names
In English usage, Bridgwater as a surname has a related form in BRIDGEWATER.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Bridgwater, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“bridge”
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“bridge”
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Goater
“goatherd”
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“broom”
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