English Explanatory Dictionary

Brokenborough

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST918892).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Brokenborough Brokenboroughs Brokenbrow

Etymology

From Old English brocen (“broken; uneven”) + beorg (“mountain, hill”).

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