Brighton
English
Etymology
- (place): From Old English Beorthelmstone (“Beorthelm's farm”)
- (surname): From Breighton in Yorkshire.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Brighton
- A placename:
- A coastal city in East Sussex, England.
- Synonym: (obsolete) Brighthelmstone
- A hamlet in St Enoder parish and Ladock parish, south-east of Newquay, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9054).
- A number of places in Canada:
- A parish in Carleton County, New Brunswick.
- A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. [From the early 20th century]
- Synonym: Dark Tickle (historical)
- A community of Digby municipality, Digby County, Nova Scotia.
- A community of Shelburne municipality, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia.
- A town in Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada.
- A neighbourhood of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A city in Jefferson County, Alabama.
- A city, the county seat of Adams County, Colorado, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Tift County, Georgia.
- A village mostly in Macoupin County, Illinois, named after Brighton, Mass.
- An unincorporated community in Greenfield Township, LaGrange County, Indiana.
- A minor city in Washington County, Iowa.
- A neighbourhood of Boston, Massachusetts, formerly a town.
- A city in Livingston County, Michigan.
- An unincorporated community in Polk County, Missouri.
- A neighbourhood of the town of Tonawanda, Erie County, New York.
- A town in Franklin County, New York, named after the English town.
- A town in Monroe County, New York.
- A neighbourhood of Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York.
- An unincorporated community in Harmony Township, Clark County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Lorain County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Tillamook County, Oregon.
- A town in Tipton County, Tennessee.
- A small town and ski resort in Salt Lake County, Utah.
- A town in Essex County, Vermont.
- A neighbourhood of Seattle, Washington.
- A town and unincorporated community therein, in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States.
- A town in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
- A number of townships, listed under Brighton Township.
- A number of places in Australia:
- A northern coastal suburb of Brisbane, Queensland.
- A coastal suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Holdfast Bay, South Australia.
- A town and suburb of Hobart, Tasmania.
- Brighton Council, a local government area in south-east Tasmania.
- A coastal suburb of Melbourne, and former city, in the City of Bayside, Victoria.
- A small coastal town near Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. [1]
- A coastal city in East Sussex, England.
- A surname.
Derived terms
- Brighton and Hove (the name of the English city)
- Brighton Park
- Brighton pier
- New Brighton
Translations
city in East Sussex
References
Further reading
Brighton on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Brighton (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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