Brill
See also: brill
English
Etymology
- As an English surname, from Brill in Buckinghamshire, said to be from Proto-Brythonic *breɣ (“hill”) + Old English hyll (“hill”).
- As a Dutch and north German surname, from Middle Low German brul (“low wetland”). Compare the variant Bruehl.
- Also as a German surname, from the noun Brille (“eyeglasses”).
- As a Jewish surname, from Hebrew בן [script needed] (rabi, “son of..”) followed by a Yiddish personal name, likely acronymic in origin.
Proper noun
Brill
- A surname.
- A village in Buckinghamshire, England.
Derived terms
- Brill Building
- Brill-Zinsser disease
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brill”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 228.
East Central German
Etymology
Compare German Brille.
Noun
Brill f (plural Brilln)
- (Erzgebirgisch) glasses
References
2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch, 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, OCLC 932028867, page 26:
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From Middle High German brille, berille, from berillus (“beryl”), from Latin beryllus (“beryl”). Compare German Brille, Dutch bril.
Noun
Brill f (plural Brille)
- glasses, spectacles