"Bridgwater" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Forms: Bridgwaters [plural]
Etymology: Recorded as Brigewaltier in the Pipe rolls, the town's name derives from Old English bryċġ (“bridge”) + the personal name Walter, from the local landowner Walter of Douai. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|bryċġ||bridge}} Old English bryċġ (“bridge”), {{m|en|Walter}} Walter Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Bridgwater (countable and uncountable, plural Bridgwaters)
  1. A market town and civil parish with a town council in Sedgemoor district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST3037). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in England, Places in Somerset, England, Towns in England, Towns in Somerset, England
    Sense id: en-Bridgwater-en-name-B3kGhsAc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43
  2. A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Bridgwater-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Bridgewater [surname]

Inflected forms

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