Brill
See also: brill
English
Etymology
- As an English surname, from Brill in Buckinghamshire, said to be from Proto-Brythonic *breɣ (“hill”) + Old English hyll (“hill”).
- As a Dutch and north German surname, from Middle Low German brul (“low wetland”). Compare the variant Bruehl.
- Also as a German surname, from the noun Brille (“eyeglasses”).
- As a Jewish surname, from Hebrew בן [script needed] (rabi, “son of..”) followed by a Yiddish personal name, likely acronymic in origin.
Proper noun
Brill
- A surname.
- A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP6514).
- A hamlet in Constantine parish, south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW7229).
- A neighbourhood of Elberfeld, Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- An unincorporated community in the town of Oak Grove, Barron County, Wisconsin, United States.
Derived terms
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brill”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 228.
East Central German
References
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Pennsylvania German
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