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Braythorn

hamlet · North Yorkshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

The name combines an Old English personal name with 'thirne', meaning a thorn bush or a place with thorns. It refers to a location associated with a person named 'Bræġa' and thorn bushes.

Word origins

Bræġa
Old EnglishA personal name
thirne
Old EnglishThorn bush(from þyrne "thorn bush")