Meaning & origin
What it means
Broadbent goes back to Old English brād, meaning “broad.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Similar names
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“broad”
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Bradstreet
“broad”
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Brearton
“briar”
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Bradner
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Brereton
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