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Brent
Brent, either a Celtic hill-name meaning ‘high one, height’, or an OE *brente ‘steep or high place’ (an i-mutated derivative of OE brant ‘steep’): Brent, East Somerset. Brente 663, Brentemerse 1086 (DB). With OE mersc ‘marsh’ in the Domesday form. Brent Knoll Somerset. Brenteknol 1289, sometimes known as South Brent, Sudbrente 1196. With OE cnoll ‘hill-top’, sūth ‘south’. Brent, South Devon. Brenta 1086 (DB).
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A. D. MILLS. "Brent." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Brent." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Brent.html A. D. MILLS. "Brent." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Brent.html |
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Brent
Brent outer borough (1991 pop. 226,100) of Greater London, SE England. The area is a rail and industrial center. Its manufactures include automobile parts, clocks and watches, and electrical equipment. At Wembley is a large sports stadium that was originally built for the British Empire Exposition of 1924–25 and was the site of the 1948 summer Olympics. Mandir Mahotsav, one of the largest Hindu temples outside India, is located in Neasden. |
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"Brent." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Brent." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Brent.html "Brent." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Brent.html |
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Brent
Brent ♂ Mainly U.S.: transferred use of the surname, which is derived from any of several places in Devon and Somerset that are on or near prominent hills, and were named with a Celtic or Old English term for a hill.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Brent." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Brent." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Brent.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Brent." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Brent.html |
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