The story
- Old English · derived frombrǣr“briar”
- English todayBrearton
From Old English brǣr (“briar”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishbrǣr all →
Brereton
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brearton
Today it means: A village and civil parish in Harrogate district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE322610). Full definition →
Old English brǣr