Braintree
English
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Etymology
[edit]From the Old English personal name *Branca + trēow (“tree”).
Pronunciation
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[edit]Braintree
- A town in Essex, England (OS grid ref TL7623).
- A local government district in Essex, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in the town. [1]
- A town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States.
- 2022, Percival Everett, Dr. No, Influx Press (2023), page 205:
- ‘I love that name, Braintree. I’ve been there. Pure irony.’
- A town in Orange County, Vermont, United States.
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- English terms derived from Old English
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- en:Towns in Essex, England
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- en:Towns in Massachusetts, USA
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- en:Towns in Vermont, USA
- en:Places in Vermont, USA