Bradstreet

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English brād →
Less commonScrabble 13
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Meanings

proper nounBradstreet (plural Bradstreets)

plural Bradstreets

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbrād“broad”
  2. EnglishBradstreet

Topographic surname for someone who lived by a Roman road, from Old English brād (“broad”) + strǣt (“paved highway, street”).

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APA

Bradstreet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bradstreet

MLA

“Bradstreet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bradstreet. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bradstreet,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bradstreet.

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