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Brest
Pronunciation (IPA)/bʀest//bʀeːst/
English name: Brest · Finistère
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
Meaning
perhaps from an old Celtic word for “hill”
The origin of this name is not certain. This is the meaning the sources below give.
Nearby & related:
Sources
- Wiktionary: Brest (Breton) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wiktionary: Brest (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wikipedia: Brest, France (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wikidata Q12193 (CC0)
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