Bessbrook

name

Etymology

From Bess + brook, after Bess (Elizabeth) Nicholson.

  1. derived from *bʰruHg-✻ — “to enjoy”
  2. inherited from *brūkaną✻ — “to enjoy, use”
  3. inherited from *brūkan✻
  4. inherited from brūcan — “to enjoy, brook, use, possess, partake of, spend”
  5. inherited from brouken — “to use, enjoy”
  6. formed as bessbrook — “Bess + brook”

Definitions

  1. A village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA