Briggs

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US/bɹɪɡz/

proper noun

A topographic surname from Middle English.

OriginMiddle English brigge →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A topographic surname from Middle English.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. An unincporated community in Washington Township, Whitley County, Indiana.
    2. An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Nebraska.
    3. An extinct town in Washington County, Ohio.
    4. A census-designated place in Cherokee County, Oklahoma.
    5. An unincorporated community in Burnet County, Texas.
    6. An unincorporated community in Clarke County, Virginia.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishbrigge“bridge”
  2. EnglishBriggs

From the genitive or plural form of Middle English brigge (“bridge”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Briggs

pigsdigsHiggsbigs
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Sounds the same

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Cite this entry
APA

Briggs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Briggs

MLA

“Briggs.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Briggs. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Briggs,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Briggs.

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