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bredhurst

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bred-hurst
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and civil parish in the Medway unitary authority, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7961).

Etymology

From bred + hurst. Earliest attested as Bredehurst in 1240. The name is derived from Old English, possibly from either of the following interpretations: * "The wood by the broad expanse of land" or "the broad wood" (Wallenberg). * "The wooded hill where boards or planks are made or obtained" (Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names).

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Questions

What does bredhurst mean?
A village and civil parish in the Medway unitary authority, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7961).
Where does bredhurst come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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