Brienne

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proper noun

The town of Brienne-le-Château in France.

“Napoleon was nearly captured by the Cossacks after the Battle of Brienne, but was saved by one of his generals.”

OriginFrench Brienne →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A placename
    1. The town of Brienne-le-Château in France.

      Napoleon was nearly captured by the Cossacks after the Battle of Brienne, but was saved by one of his generals.

      1 more example

      Napoleon arrived in Brienne on 15 May 1779.

      2011, Frank McLynn, Napoleon: A Biography, →ISBN
    2. The commune of Brienne in Saône-et-Loire, France.
  2. obsoleteA surname from French. Ellipsis of de Brienne; obsolete spelling of Bryan (“de Bryan”).
  3. rareA female given name, in occasional modern use.

    2009, Brienne J. Meyer, Adirondack Mycorrhizal and Saprobic Macromycetes

    1 more example

    "You will call me Brienne. Not wench."

    2000, George R. R. Martin, Song of Ice and Fire, Bk. 3, Bantam Books, →ISBN, page 16

Origin

  1. FrenchBrienne
  2. EnglishBrienne

From French Brienne.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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