"Briga" meaning in Italian

See Briga in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Of Ligurian origin, from brigo, a word of Celtic origin meaning a high and fortified site, from Proto-Celtic *brigā. Etymology templates: {{der|it|lij|-}} Ligurian, {{der|it|cel|-}} Celtic, {{der|it|cel-pro|*brigā}} Proto-Celtic *brigā Head templates: {{it-proper noun|f}} Briga f
  1. any of several Italian or French alpine communes Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Briga-it-name-7iRFt7nY Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian masculine and feminine nouns by sense, Italian proper nouns with irregular gender, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of Italian masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 66 34 Disambiguation of Italian proper nouns with irregular gender: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Head templates: {{it-proper noun|mfbysense}} Briga m or f by sense
  1. a surname Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-Briga-it-name-v2O7m9sM Categories (other): Italian surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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