Brough en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈbɹʌf/
Etymology
From Old English burh (“fortified place”). Doublet of borough, burgh, and Bury.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness district, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY7914).
- (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A hamlet in Brough and Shatton parish, High Peak district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK1882).
- (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A town on the Humber estuary in Elloughton-cum-Brough parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE9426).
- (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A hamlet in Collingham parish, Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK8358).
- (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A small village in Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref ND2273).
- (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A settlement on Whalsay, Shetland Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HU5564).
- (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A settlement next to Burravoe, Yell, Shetland Islands council area (OS grid ref HU5179).
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broughs | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| Bruff | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Elloughton-cum-Brough · Brough-on-Humber · Brough with St Giles · Brough and Shatton · Brough-on-Noe