Briggs

English

Etymology

From the genitive or plural form of Middle English brigge (“bridge”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /bɹɪɡz/
• Rhymes: -ɪɡz
• Homophone: brigs

Proper noun

Briggs

1. A topographic surname from Middle English.
2. A number of places in the United States:
   1. An unincporated community in Washington Township, Whitley County, Indiana.
   2. An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Nebraska.
   3. An extinct town in Washington County, Ohio.
   4. A census-designated place in Cherokee County, Oklahoma.
   5. An unincorporated community in Burnet County, Texas.
   6. An unincorporated community in Clarke County, Virginia.

Derived terms

• Briggs logarithm