Etymology

Brickhill

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Today it means: A civil parish and suburban area in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL053521). Full definition →

Breton breg ← Old English hyll
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromhyll“hill”
  2. Breton · derived frombreg“hill”
  3. English todayBrickhill

From Breton breg (“hill”) + Old English hyll (“hill”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishhyll all →

hillHiltonRoswellbrillCantrellPendleColeshillHillhouseHilburnSunninghillHildenboroughBishop's HullPenhillPinnelhill

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