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Brotherton

Brotherton proper noun: a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE4825).

Proper noun

Brotherton (countable and uncountable, plural Brothertons)

  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.

Forms of Brotherton

pluralBrothertons
alternative formBrotherston

Origin of Brotherton

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

Questions about Brotherton

What does Brotherton mean?
Brotherton means a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE4825).
What part of speech is Brotherton?
Brotherton is a proper noun.

Words near Brotherton in the dictionary

  1. brothers-in-law
  2. brothers-out-law
  3. brothership
  4. Brotherston
  5. Brotherstons
  6. Brotherton
  7. Brothertons
  8. Brothertown
  9. brotherwort
  10. brothier
  11. brothiest

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