Brión

Brion brión Galician thumb|Ruins of the castle of Altamira, Brión Alternative forms gl Briom Brião reintegrationist Etymology gl ine-pro *bʰerǵʰ- From gl cel-pro *brigū or cel-pro *brigiū , from gl cel-pro *brixs hill, from gl ine-pro *bʰerǵʰ- high.77. The word is documented in a medieval local charter from 818 as the name of an Iron Age hill-fort."Brion" in Biblioteca Dixital da Galicia Medieval.Cabeza Quiles, Fernando (2014) A Toponimia Celta de Galicia. Noia: Toxosoutos, pages 165-69. Cognate with fr Brion.Nègre, Ernest (1990) Toponymie générale de la France. Genève: Droz, vol. I, page 149. Pronunciation gl /bɾiˈoŋ/ Proper noun m gl mun p/A Coruña acomm/Galicia c/Spain gl parish mun/Brión p/A Coruña acomm/Galicia gl parish mun/Ferrol p/A Coruña acomm/Galicia gl locality par/Boiro mun/Boiro p/A Coruña acomm/Galicia gl locality par/Leiloio mun/Malpica de Bergantiños p/A Coruña acomm/Galicia gl locality par/Roo mun/Outes p/A Coruña acomm/Galicia gl locality par/Leiro mun/Rianxo p/A Coruña acomm/Galicia gl toponymycal Related terms gl -bre References