Brent
A habitational surname from Old EnglishA habitational surname from Old English.
» Brent is an American, but he speaks Japanese as if it were his mother tongue.
Brent ist Amerikaner, aber er spricht so gut Japanisch als wäre es seine Muttersprache. — MUIRIEL
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11 senses(countable, uncountable)A habitational surname from Old English.
(countable, uncountable)A male given name transferred from the surname, of 20th century and later usage.
A placename:
(countable, uncountable)A housing estate in Polperro parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX2150).
(countable, uncountable)A small river in Greater London, England, which joins the Thames at Brentford.
(countable, uncountable)A London borough in Greater London, England, created in 1965 from the merger of the boroughs of Wembley and Willesden.
(countable, uncountable)A community in Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada, named after Brentwood, England.
A place in the United States:
(countable, uncountable)A city in Bibb County, Alabama.
(countable, uncountable)A census-designated place in Escambia County, Florida.
(countable, uncountable)An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Georgia.
(countable, uncountable)A ghost town in Pemiscot County, Missouri.
(countable, uncountable)A census-designated place in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma.
Examples
1 sentencesBrent is an American, but he speaks Japanese as if it were his mother tongue.
deBrent ist Amerikaner, aber er spricht so gut Japanisch als wäre es seine Muttersprache. — MUIRIEL
Origin
English surname from placenames in Devon and Somerset, from Old English brant (“steep”), rEnglish surname from placenames in Devon and Somerset, from Old English brant (“steep”), referring to hills. Compare Brents.
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