The story
- Old English · derived frombrǣr“briar”
- English todayBrereton
From Old English brǣr (“briar”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishbrǣr all →
Brearton
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brereton
Today it means: A civil parish in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ777642). Full definition →
Old English brǣr