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Where does “Bretyn” come from?
Bretyn (Manx) comes from Old Irish Bretain, from Latin Brittōnēs.
Bretyn
(Manx): Wales
Definitions
Wales
Ancestry of “Bretyn”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old Irish
Bretain
Britain
2
Latin
Brittōnēs
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Words derived from “Bretyn”
Bretnish
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