"Bretton" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Brettons [plural]
Etymology: From Old English Brett (“Briton”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|Brett||Briton}} Old English Brett (“Briton”), {{m|ang|tūn||enclosure; settlement, town}} tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Bretton (countable and uncountable, plural Brettons)
  1. (uncountable) A placename:
    A suburb and civil parish in the city of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TF1600).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in Cambridgeshire, England, Places in England, Suburbs in Cambridgeshire, England
    Sense id: en-Bretton-en-name-Qpo-o-Va Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 22 21 24
  2. (uncountable) A placename:
    A hamlet in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2077).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Derbyshire, England, Places in England, Villages in Derbyshire, England, Villages in England
    Sense id: en-Bretton-en-name-kEAdmYn4
  3. (uncountable) A placename:
    A village in Broughton and Bretton community, Flintshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ3563).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Flintshire, Wales, Places in Wales, Villages in Flintshire, Wales, Villages in Wales Derived forms: Bretton Woods, Broughton and Bretton, Monk Bretton
    Sense id: en-Bretton-en-name-CA75eFCT
  4. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Bretton-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames

Inflected forms

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