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单词 Bracken
释义

Bracken

See also: bracken

English

Etymology

  • As an Irish surname, from Ó Breacáin (descendant of Breacán), from Breacán, a name diminutive of breac (spotted)
  • As an English surname, from Middle English bracken (fern)
  • As an English habitational surname, from Bracon Ash in Norfolk, Bracken in Yorkshire
  • As a German surname, from Middle Low German braak (fallow)

Also compare Brackeen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɹækən/

Proper noun

Bracken

  1. A surname.
  2. An unincorporatedcommunity in Huntington County, Indiana, United States.
  3. An unincorporatedcommunity in Webster County, Missouri, United States, named after Bracken Creek.
  4. A village in the Rural Municipality of Lone Tree No. 18, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Derived terms

  • Bracken County

References

  • The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, p. 308
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