English Explanatory Dictionary

Bracebridge

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A southern suburb of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK9668).
  3. A suburb of Worksop, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5979).
  4. A town in and the seat of the District Municipality of Muskoka, Ontario, Canada.
  5. A habitational surname from Old English

Word forms

Bracebridge Bracebridges

Etymology

Perhaps from the unattested Old English element *bræsċ (“twigs, underwood”) + bryċġ (“bridge”).

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