"Brett" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /bɹɛt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Brett.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ɛt Etymology: Related to Breton, Brittany, and more distantly Briton. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*kʷer-}}, {{m|en|Breton}} Breton, {{m|en|Brittany}} Brittany, {{m|en|Briton}} Briton Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Brett
  1. A surname transferred from the nickname meaning "Breton, an inhabitant of Brittany". Categories (topical): Brewing
    Sense id: en-Brett-en-name-AWb1m2~e Disambiguation of Brewing: 11 41 48 Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names, Brewing Categories (lifeform): Fungi Synonyms (male given name): Bret
    Sense id: en-Brett-en-name-2MFQ-55N Disambiguation of Brewing: 11 41 48 Disambiguation of Fungi: 18 57 25 Categories (other): English unisex given names from surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Pennsylvania German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 60 21 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 16 58 26 Disambiguation of Pennsylvania German entries with incorrect language header: 11 11 36 6 6 7 11 10 1 1 Disambiguation of 'male given name': 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /bɹɛt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Brett.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ɛt Etymology: Short for Brettanomyces. Etymology templates: {{taxlink|Brettanomyces|genus}} Brettanomyces Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Brett (uncountable)
  1. (informal) Brettanomyces, a yeast genus that is used in brewing some beers, and can also affect the taste of wine. Tags: informal, uncountable Categories (topical): Brewing
    Sense id: en-Brett-en-noun-UDNQSBjh Disambiguation of Brewing: 11 41 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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