The story
- Old Norse · derived fromBreiðr“a personal name”
- English todayBraceby
From Old Norse Breiðr (“a personal name”) + býr (“settlement”).
Words from the same roots
Old NorseBreiðr all →
Braithwaite
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Braceby
Today it means: A small village in Braceby and Sapperton parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0135). Full definition →
Old Norse Breiðr