Etymology

Branxton

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Today it means: A town in the Cessnock council area and the Singleton council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia. Full definition →

Old English tūn
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromtūn“enclosure; settlement, town”
  2. English todayBranxton

From the Proto-Celtic personal name *Branoc + -s- + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishtūn all →

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