Braithwaite
English
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Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse breiðr (“broad”) + þveit (“clearing”).
Proper noun
[edit]Braithwaite
- A habitational surname from Old Norse.
- A village in Above Derwent parish, Cumberland council area, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY2323).
- A small village in Kirk Bramwith parish, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE6112). [1]
- A suburban village near Keighley, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0441). [2]
- An unincorporated community in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States.
References
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- English terms derived from Old Norse
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English surnames
- English surnames from Old Norse
- en:Villages in Cumbria, England
- en:Villages in England
- en:Places in Cumbria, England
- en:Places in England
- en:Villages in South Yorkshire, England
- en:Places in South Yorkshire, England
- en:Villages in West Yorkshire, England
- en:Places in West Yorkshire, England
- en:Unincorporated communities in Louisiana, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in the United States
- en:Places in Louisiana, USA
- en:Places in the United States