Brightlingsea
town · Essex
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Brightlingsea is named after a person named Brihtling, with the second element referring to a marsh or low-lying land near the sea.
Word origins
- Brihtling
- Old Englishpersonal name(from Beorhtling "son of Beorht")
- sea
- Old Englishsea(from sæ "sea")
Historical forms
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