Bradner

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld English brādan ← German Brettner →
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Meanings

proper nounBradner (countable and uncountable, plural Bradners)

plural Bradners

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableA village in Wood County, Ohio, United States.

Origin

  1. GermanBrettner
  2. Old Englishbrādan
  3. EnglishBradner

Two main origins: * English habitational surname from a place called Bradnor Hill, in Herefordshire, named with Old English brādan, dative form of brād (“broad, wide”), + ōra (“hill slope”). * An altered spelling of South German Brettner, an occupational surname for someone who cut shingles or boards.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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