Brentwood

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proper noun

A town in Brentwood borough, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ5993).

OriginMiddle English brende →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town in Brentwood borough, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ5993).
  2. A local government district with borough status in Essex, formed in 1974.
  3. A number of places in the United States, including:
    1. A city in Contra Costa County, California.
    2. A neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.
    3. A city in St. Louis County, Missouri.
    4. A town, the county seat of Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
    5. A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Islip, Suffolk County, New York, named after Brentwood in Essex.
    6. A city in Williamson County, Tennessee.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishbrende“burnt”
  2. EnglishBrentwood

From Middle English brende (“burnt”) + wode (“wood”).

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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