Etymology

Bretherton

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in Chorley borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4720). Full definition →

Old English brēþer
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  1. Old English · derived frombrēþer
  2. English todayBretherton

From Old English brēþer, dative form of brōþor (“brother”), + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”). Compare Brotherton.

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