English Explanatory Dictionary

Brough

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness district, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY7914).
  3. A hamlet in Brough and Shatton parish, High Peak district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK1882).
  4. A town on the Humber estuary in Elloughton-cum-Brough parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE9426).
  5. A hamlet in Collingham parish, Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK8358).
  6. A small village in Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref ND2273).
  7. A settlement on Whalsay, Shetland Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HU5564).
  8. A settlement next to Burravoe, Yell, Shetland Islands council area (OS grid ref HU5179).
  9. A habitational surname from Old English.
noun
  1. A halo or luminous disk or ring seen around the sun or moon, and in folklore considered to portend a rainstorm.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɹʌf/ /bɹʌf/ /bɹʊf/

Word forms

Brough Broughs Bruff

Etymology

From Old English burh (“fortified place”). Doublet of borough, burgh, and Bury.

Synonyms

Brough-on-Noe Brough-on-Humber

Derived words

Brough and Shatton Brough-on-Humber Brough-on-Noe Brough with St Giles Elloughton-cum-Brough
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