Etymology

Bretton

B3R1E1T1T1O1N1

Today it means: A suburb and civil parish in the city of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TF1600). Full definition →

Old English Brett
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  1. Old English · derived fromBrett“Briton”
  2. English todayBretton

From Old English Brett (“Briton”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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