English Explanatory Dictionary

Briscoe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A hamlet in Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY022114).
  2. An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Missouri, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Wheeler County, Texas, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Wood County, West Virginia, United States.
  5. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Word forms

Briscoe Briscoes

Etymology

From Old Norse bretar (“Britons”) or birki (“birch”) + skógr (“wood”).

Derived words

Briscoe County
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