Etymology

Brompton

B3R1O1M3P3T1O1N1

Today it means: An area and council ward in the borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, including the South Kensington and Knightsbridge areas (OS grid ref TQ2779). Related terms: West Brompton. Full definition →

Old English brōm
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  1. Old English · derived frombrōm“brushwood”
  2. English todayBrompton

From Old English brōm (“brushwood”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishbrōm all →

broomBromleyBramptonBroomfieldBromwichBramleyBramhallBrimleyBromwellBrimhallBramallBromhamBramhamBrummellBramelBramhillBromlow

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