English Explanatory Dictionary

Braidwood

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village south of Carluke, South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS8448).
  2. A city and nuclear power plant in Will County, Illinois, United States.
  3. A town in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia.
  4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Braidwood Braidwoods

Etymology

From Old English brād (“broad”) + wudu (“wood”).

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