Bronte

B3R1O1N1T1E1

proper noun

One of the Cyclops, who forged Zeus's thunderbolts.

OriginAncient Greek βροντή →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Greekhuman sciencesOne of the Cyclops, who forged Zeus's thunderbolts.
  2. Greekhuman sciencesThe goddess personifying thunder.
  3. An English dukedom.
  4. A surname.
  5. A place name:
    1. A town and comune in the metropolitan city of Catania, Sicily, Italy, origin of the title Duke of Bronte.
    2. A community in the town of Oakville, Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario, Canada.
    3. A town in Coke County, Texas, United States, named after Charlotte Brontë.
    4. A coastal locality in Tasman, New Zealand, named after the Duke of Bronte.
    5. A coastal suburb of Sydney in Waverley council area, New South Wales, Australia, named after Bronte House, from the Duke of Bronte.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβροντή“thunder”
  2. EnglishBronte

From Ancient Greek βροντή (brontḗ, “thunder”) or Βρόντης (Bróntēs, “Thunderer, name of one of the cyclops”).

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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