Brighton

English

Etymology

(place): From Old English Beorthelmstone (“Beorthelm's farm”).

(surname): From Breighton in Yorkshire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɹaɪtən/
  • IPA^(key): [ˈbɹaɪ̯ʔən]

• Audio (UK):

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• Homophone: brighten

Proper noun

Brighton

1. A placename
   1. A town in East Sussex, England
   2. A city, the county seat of Adams County, Colorado, United States.
2. A surname

Derived terms

• Brighton and Hove (the name of the English city)
• Brighton Park
• Brighton pier

Translations

town in East Sussex

• Bengali: ব্রায়টন (braẏoṭon)
• Danish: Brighton
• Esperanto: Brajtono
• Greek: Μπράιτον (Bráiton)
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• Lao: ບໄຣຕືນ (ba rai tư̄n)
• Macedonian: Брајтон (Brájton) m
• Russian: Бра́йтон (ru) m (Brájton)
• Telugu: బ్రైటొన్ (braiṭon)

See also

• Brighton on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Brighton (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia