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Briggs

US/bɹɪɡz/

Briggs proper noun: a topographic surname from Middle English.

Proper noun

Briggs

  1. A topographic surname from Middle English.
  2. An unincporated community in Washington Township, Whitley County, Indiana.
  3. An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Nebraska.
  4. An extinct town in Washington County, Ohio.
  5. A census-designated place in Cherokee County, Oklahoma.
  6. An unincorporated community in Burnet County, Texas.
  7. An unincorporated community in Clarke County, Virginia.

Briggs meaning in Tamil

Briggs in Tamil

ப்ரிக்ஸ்

Origin of Briggs

From the genitive or plural form of Middle English brigge (“bridge”).

Words formed from Briggs

Phrases with Briggs

Words that rhyme with Briggs

Questions about Briggs

What does Briggs mean?
Briggs means a topographic surname from Middle English.
What is Briggs in Tamil?
Briggs in Tamil is ப்ரிக்ஸ். See Briggs meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Briggs?
Briggs is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Briggs?
Briggs is pronounced /bɹɪɡz/ (US).

Words near Briggs in the dictionary

  1. brigges
  2. briggle
  3. briggled
  4. briggles
  5. briggling
  6. Briggs
  7. Briggs logarithm
  8. Briggs logarithms
  9. Briggs-Rauscher reaction
  10. Briggs-Rauscher reactions
  11. Briggsian

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Briggs (page history and authors); Briggs (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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