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Broxted

village · Essex

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name combines an Old English personal name with a term for a dwelling or farmstead. It refers to a settlement belonging to or associated with a person named 'Brox'.

Word origins

Brox
Old EnglishPossibly a personal name (Brocc) or related to badger(from brocc "badger")
sted
Old EnglishPlace, farmstead, estate(from stede "place")

Historical forms

Brochestede