Bree
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Shortened.
Proper noun[edit]
Bree
- A diminutive of the female given names Breanna or Breyon.
Etymology 2[edit]
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Breaghaigh. This surname is also borrowed from Dutch Bree.
Proper noun[edit]
Bree (plural Brees)
- A surname.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bree is the 34110th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 666 individuals. Bree is most common among White (87.69%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bree”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 221.
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First attested as britte in 1007. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from Proto-Germanic *brida (“plank, board”) suffixed with the locative suffix *-ja-.
Pronunciation[edit]
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Bree n
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Limburgish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Potentially derived from Proto-Germanic *brida (“plank, board”) suffixed with the locative suffix *-ja-. Compare Dutch Bree and Maasbree.
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Proper noun[edit]
Bree n (Veldeke spelling)
- A village and former municipality of Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands.
- Holonym: Pieël en Maas
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