Brent

Meanings

1. A habitational surname from Old English.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of 20th century and later usage.
3. A placename:
4. A housing estate in Polperro parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX2150).
5. A small river in Greater London, England, which joins the Thames at Brentford.
6. A London borough in Greater London, England, created in 1965 from the merger of the boroughs of Wembley and Willesden.
7. A community in Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada, named after Brentwood, England.
8. A place in the United States:
9. A city in Bibb County, Alabama.
10. A census-designated place in Escambia County, Florida.
11. An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Georgia.
12. A ghost town in Pemiscot County, Missouri.

1. Alternative form of brant.

1. Alternative form of brant.

1. Obsolete spelling of burnt.

Etymology

English surname from placenames in Devon and Somerset, from Old English brant (“steep”), referring to hills. Compare Brents.