Brighton

Brighton

English

Etymology

(place): From Old English Beorthelmstone (“Beorthelm's farm”).

(surname): From Breighton in Yorkshire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɹaɪtən/
  • (Cockney) IPA^(key): [ˈbɹaɪ̯ʔən]

• Audio (UK)

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• Homophone: brighten

Proper noun

Brighton

1. A placename:
   1. A coastal town in East Sussex, England.

      Synonym: (obsolete) Brighthelmstone

   2. A city, the county seat of Adams County, Colorado, United States.
   3. A town and unincorporatedcommunity therein, in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States.
   4. A town in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
   5. A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. [From the early 20th century]

      Synonym: Dark Tickle (historical)

   6. A town in Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada.
   7. A town and suburb of Hobart, Tasmania.
   8. Brighton Council, a local government area in south-east Tasmania, Australia.
   9. A small coastal town near Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
2. A surname.

Derived terms

• Brighton and Hove (the name of the English city)
• Brighton Park
• Brighton pier
• New Brighton

Translations

town in East Sussex

Bengali: ব্রায়টন (braẏṭôn) Danish: Brighton Esperanto: Brajtono Greek: Μπράιτον (Bráiton) Lao: ບໄຣຕືນ (ba rai tư̄n) Macedonian: Брајтон (Brájton) m Russian: Бра́йтон (ru) m (Brájton) Telugu: బ్రైటొన్ (braiṭon)

References

• NZ Topo Map

Further reading

• Brighton on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Brighton (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia