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Bracebridge

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English

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Etymology

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Perhaps from the unattested Old English element *bræsċ (twigs, underwood) + bryċġ (bridge).

Proper noun

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Bracebridge (countable and uncountable, plural Bracebridges)

  1. (uncountable) A placename:
    1. A southern suburb of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK9668).
    2. A suburb of Worksop, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5979).
    3. A town in and the seat of the District Municipality of Muskoka, Ontario, Canada.
  2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English

Statistics

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  • According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Bracebridge is the 53243rd most common surname in England, belonging to 50 individuals.

Further reading

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