Bainbridge

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proper noun

A locality and ghost town in British Columbia, Canada.

OriginOld English brycġ →
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Meanings

proper nounBainbridge (countable and uncountable, plural Bainbridges)

plural Bainbridges

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA locality and ghost town in British Columbia, Canada.
    2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SD9390).
    3. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Decatur County, Georgia.
    4. countableuncountableA township in Schuyler County, Illinois.
    5. countableuncountableA township in Dubois County, Indiana.
    6. countableuncountableA town in Putnam County, Indiana.
    7. countableuncountableA township in Berrien County, Michigan.
    8. countableuncountableA town and village therein, in Chenango County, New York.
    9. countableuncountableA township and census-designated place therein, in Geauga County, Ohio.
    10. countableuncountableA village in Ross County, Ohio.
    11. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Conoy Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbrycġ“bridge”
  2. EnglishBainbridge

From Bain (“a river in North Yorkshire”) + Old English brycġ (“bridge”).

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Cite this entry
APA

Bainbridge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bainbridge

MLA

“Bainbridge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bainbridge. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bainbridge,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bainbridge.

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