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Brigham

Brigham proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Brigham (countable and uncountable, plural Brighams)

  1. A surname.
  2. A village and civil parish in Cumberland council area, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY0830).
  3. A small village in Foston on the Wolds parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA0753).
  4. A town in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States.
  5. A municipality in Montérégie, Quebec, Canada.

Forms of Brigham

pluralBrighams

Origin of Brigham

From bryċġ + hām, "homestead by the bridge".

Words formed from Brigham

Questions about Brigham

What does Brigham mean?
Brigham means a surname.
What part of speech is Brigham?
Brigham is a proper noun.

Words near Brigham in the dictionary

  1. Briggs-Rauscher reactions
  2. Briggsian
  3. Briggsian logarithm
  4. Briggsian logarithms
  5. Brigh
  6. Brigham
  7. Brigham City
  8. Brigham tea
  9. Brighamite
  10. Brighamites
  11. Brighams

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