Bridgewater

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɹɪd͡ʒ.wɑ.təɹ/ (Canada)
• Hyphenation: Bridge‧wa‧ter
• Rhymes: -ɪdʒwɑtə(ɹ)

Etymology 1

Variant of Bridgwater.

Proper noun

Bridgewater (plural Bridgewaters)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bridgewater is the 8532^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3857 individuals. Bridgewater is most common among White (57.58%) and Black/African American (36.06%) individuals.

Etymology 2

From bridge +‎ water.

The town in Nova Scotia is named for its location next to a bridge over the LaHave River.

Proper noun

Bridgewater

1. A common placename:
   1. A town in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia, Australia.
   2. A suburb of Hobart in Brighton council area, Tasmania, Australia.
   3. A town in Nova Scotia, Canada.
   4. A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States.
   5. A city in Adair County, Iowa, United States.
   6. A town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States.
   7. A town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States.
   8. An unincorporated community in Washtenaw County, Ohio, United States.
   9. A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States.
   10. A town in Oneida County, New York, United States.
   11. A borough of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States.
   12. A city in McCook County, South Dakota, United States.
   13. A town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States.
   14. A town in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States.
   15. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Bridgewater Township.

Derived terms

• Bridgewater Triangle

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bridgewater”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 226.