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Bracken
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bracken
English
Etymology
As an en ga - surname, from ga Ó Breacáin descendant of Breacán, from ga Breacán, a name diminutive of ga breac spotted
As an English surname, from en enm bracken fern
As an English habitational surname, from Bracon Ash in Norfolk, Bracken in Yorkshire
As a en de - surname, from en gml braak fallow
Also compare en Brackeen.
Pronunciation
en /ˈbɹækən/
Proper noun
en.
en unincorporated community co/Huntington County s/Indiana c/USA.
en unincorporated community co/Webster County s/Missouri c/USA, named after Bracken Creek.
en village in the Rural Municipality of Lone Tree No. 18, p/Saskatchewan c/Canada.
Derived terms
en Bracken County Bracken Ridge
References
The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, p. 308
en surnames from German surnames from Irish