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Brittain

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Brittain¹

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Variant of Britain; habitational surname from Anglo-Norman Bretaigne (“Brittany”), from Latin Britannia.

proper noun Brittains

  1. countable, uncountable A surname from Anglo-Norman.
  2. countable, uncountable A neighbourhood of Akron, Ohio, United States, formerly a settlement in Springfield Township, Summit County, Ohio.
  3. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Taylor County, West Virginia, United States.
  4. countable, obsolete, uncountable Obsolete spelling of Britain [T]his so famous and farre renown'd great Brittains Monarchy, had at one blowe endured a recouerlesse ruine, beeing ouerwhelmed in a sea of bloud; […]

Brittain²

Where it comes from

From Latin Britannus.

noun Brittains

  1. obsolete Obsolete spelling of Britain Sixtly, That this Realme was diuided into Shires and Counties, and thoſe Shires into Cities, Burroughs, and Townes, by the Bꝛittains.

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@misc{brittain_2026,
  title = {Brittain},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/brittain},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}