Bronte

See also: Brontë

English

Bronte, New South Wales

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βροντή (brontḗ, “thunder”) or Βρόντης (Bróntēs, “Thunderer, name of one of the cyclops”).

Proper noun

Bronte

1. (Greek mythology) One of the Cyclops, who forged Zeus's thunderbolts.
2. (Greek mythology) The goddess personifying thunder.
3. An English dukedom.
4. A surname.
5. A place name:
   1. A town and comune in the metropolitan city of Catania, Sicily, Italy, origin of the title Duke of Bronte.
   2. A community in the town of Oakville, Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario, Canada.
   3. A town in Coke County, Texas, United States, named after Charlotte Brontë.
   4. A coastal locality in Tasman district, New Zealand, named after the Duke of Bronte.
   5. A coastal suburb of Sydney in Waverley council area, New South Wales, Australia, named after Bronte House, from the Duke of Bronte.

Anagrams

• Berton, Breton, betorn