"Brigham" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Brighams [plural]
Etymology: From bryċġ + -hām, "homestead by the bridge". Etymology templates: {{suf|ang|bryċġ|hām}} bryċġ + -hām Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|Brighams}} Brigham (countable and uncountable, plural Brighams)
  1. A surname. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Brigham-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames, Old English terms suffixed with -ham Disambiguation of Old English terms suffixed with -ham: 13 25 22 31 9
  2. A village and civil parish in Allerdale borough, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY0830). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in Cumbria, England, Places in England, Villages in Cumbria, England, Villages in England
    Sense id: en-Brigham-en-name-w09tDQZi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Old English terms suffixed with -ham Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 49 28 9 12 Disambiguation of Old English terms suffixed with -ham: 13 25 22 31 9
  3. A small village in Foston on the Wolds parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA0753). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England
    Sense id: en-Brigham-en-name-ynIttTW3 Categories (other): Old English terms suffixed with -ham Disambiguation of Old English terms suffixed with -ham: 13 25 22 31 9
  4. A town in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Wisconsin, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Wisconsin, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Brigham-en-name-Xiphq5M2 Categories (other): Old English terms suffixed with -ham Disambiguation of Old English terms suffixed with -ham: 13 25 22 31 9
  5. A municipality in Montérégie, Quebec, Canada. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Municipalities of Canada, Places in Canada, Places in Quebec
    Sense id: en-Brigham-en-name-v1fp9vjN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Brigham City, Brighamite, Brigham tea

Inflected forms

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