Brakefield

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

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Meanings

proper nounBrakefield (plural Brakefields)

plural Brakefields

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbracu“brake, thicket”
  2. EnglishBrakefield

Topographic surname, from Old English bracu (“brake, thicket”) + feld (“field”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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