Surname

Brinklow

“brink of a hill, steep slope”

Brinklow is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Brinklow goes back to Old English brince, meaning “brink of a hill, steep slope.”

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Where it comes from

Brinklow comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English brince (“brink of a hill, steep slope”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Brinklow’s family of names

In English usage, Brinklow as a surname has a related form in Brinkler.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Similar names

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Old English

Bromlow

“broom”

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Old English

Brigstock

“bridge”

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Old English

Brixey

“bright” · “victory”

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38% boys · 62% girls

Old English

Bridgland

“bridge”

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surnames · Modern

Brixton

Brixton is a masculine given name from Old English.

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95% boys · 5% girls

Old English

Brimhall

“broom”

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Old English · Nature

Bridwell

“bird”

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Old English

Denslow

“valley”

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