"Brill" meaning in English

See Brill in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: * As an English surname, from Brill in Buckinghamshire, said to be from Proto-Brythonic *breɣ (“hill”) + Old English hyll (“hill”). * As a Dutch and north German surname, from Middle Low German brul (“low wetland”). Compare the variant Bruehl. * Also as a German surname, from the noun Brille (“eyeglasses”). * As a Jewish surname, from Hebrew בן [script needed] (rabi, “son of..”) followed by a Yiddish personal name, likely acronymic in origin. Etymology templates: {{der|en|cel-bry-pro|*breɣ|t=hill}} Proto-Brythonic *breɣ (“hill”), {{der|en|ang|hyll|t=hill}} Old English hyll (“hill”), {{der|en|nl|-}} Dutch, {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{der|en|gml|brul|t=low wetland}} Middle Low German brul (“low wetland”), {{der|en|he|בן}} Hebrew בן, {{der|en|yi|-}} Yiddish Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Brill
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Brill-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP6514). Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in Buckinghamshire, England, Places in England, Villages in Buckinghamshire, England, Villages in England
    Sense id: en-Brill-en-name-KkBoXPFK
  3. A hamlet in Constantine parish, south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW7229). Categories (place): Places in Cornwall, England, Places in England, Villages in Cornwall, England, Villages in England
    Sense id: en-Brill-en-name-chG2oLPR
  4. A neighbourhood of Elberfeld, Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Categories (place): Neighbourhoods in North Rhine-Westphalia, Places in Germany, Places in North Rhine-Westphalia
    Sense id: en-Brill-en-name-8lkewtr0
  5. An unincorporated community in the town of Oak Grove, Barron County, Wisconsin, United States. Categories (place): Places in Wisconsin, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Brill-en-name-YOa7b5LT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 36 3 6 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 5 32 4 7 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 34 2 7 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Brill Building, Brill-Zinsser disease
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