brett
/bɹɛt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.86 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A surname transferred from the nickname meaning "Breton, an inhabitant of Brittany".
name
A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
Example Sentences
- "The brewery produces a series of wild brett beers called Cases of the Mondays, a name inspired by the movie Office Space."
- "“Wild Wild Brett,” an early experiment of all-brett beers based on the color spectrum is now a part of the Crooked Stave lore, too."
- "In his cast of characters, you really see a disproportionate focus, I think, on Black women - on Kamala Harris, who he's insinuated only has her job today because of who she dated; to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who he's demanded the LSAT scores of - I don't recall him demanding the LSAT scores for Brett Kavanaugh - Karine Jean-Pierre."
Etymology
Short for Brettanomyces.
Word Breakdown
- Root: *kʷer-