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English word origin

Etymology of Bree

Shortened.

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Source etymology 1

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name

A diminutive of the female given names Breanna and Breyon.

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Source etymology 2

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name

A surname.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Breaghaigh. This surname is also borrowed from Dutch Bree.

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