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Where does “Brion” come from?

Brion is an English toponym derived from Galician Brión, which traces to Proto-Celtic brigū, a root denoting a fortified place or hill fort.

Ancestry of “Brion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GalicianBrión—
2Proto-Celticbrigū—
Every word from Proto-Celtic brigū →