English Explanatory Dictionary

Brotherton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE4825).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Brotherton Brothertons Brotherston

Etymology

From Old English brōþor (“brother”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”). Compare Bretherton.

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