English Explanatory Dictionary

Brassington

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2354).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Brassington Brassingtons Brasington

Etymology

From an unattested Old English personal name *Brandsige + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).

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