The story
- Old English · derived frombrād“broad”
- English todayBroadus
From Old English, yet the exact origin is obscure. Possibly representing a family name formed from Old English brād (“broad”) + hūs (“house”); a corruption of Broadhurst; or possibly from the placename Broadwas.
Words from the same roots
Old Englishbrād all →
broadBradleyBradfordbradybroadenBradshawBradburyBroadbentBradstreetBradfieldBraidwoodBradwayBroadwellBraybrookeBradmoreBroadclyst
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.