"Bracken" meaning in English

See Bracken in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈbɹækən/
Etymology: * As an Irish surname, from Ó Breacáin (“descendant of Breacán”), from Breacán, a name diminutive of breac (“spotted”) * As an English surname, from Middle English bracken (“fern”) * As an English habitational surname, from Bracon Ash in Norfolk, Bracken in Yorkshire * As a German surname, from Middle Low German braak (“fallow”) Also compare Brackeen. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|-}} Irish, {{der|en|enm|bracken||fern}} Middle English bracken (“fern”), {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{der|en|gml|braak||fallow}} Middle Low German braak (“fallow”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Bracken
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Bracken-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. An unincorporated community in Huntington County, Indiana, United States. Categories (place): Places in Indiana, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Indiana, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Bracken-en-name-ni6BOs3Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 67 24 7 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 5 55 34 6
  3. An unincorporated community in Webster County, Missouri, United States, named after Bracken Creek. Categories (place): Places in Missouri, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Missouri, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States Derived forms: Bracken County
    Sense id: en-Bracken-en-name-WnW~8fKT
  4. A village in the Rural Municipality of Lone Tree No. 18, Saskatchewan, Canada. Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Saskatchewan, Villages in Canada, Villages in Saskatchewan
    Sense id: en-Bracken-en-name-tNrxPoAA

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