Brie
See also: brie
English
editEtymology 1
editFrom French Brie, from Gaulish *brigā, from Proto-Celtic *brigā (“hill, fortress”). Doublet of brie.
Proper noun
editBrie
- (historical) A region in northern France.
Related terms
editEtymology 2
editA shortening of Brianna.
Proper noun
editBrie
- A female given name.
Etymology 3
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun
editBrie
- A surname.
Anagrams
editPlautdietsch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Low German brî, from Old Saxon brī, from Proto-West Germanic *brīw.
Noun
editBrie m
Derived terms
editCategories:
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰerǵʰ-
- English terms borrowed from French
- English terms derived from French
- English terms derived from Gaulish
- English terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- English doublets
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English terms with historical senses
- en:Regions of France
- en:Places in France
- English given names
- English female given names
- English surnames
- Plautdietsch terms inherited from Middle Low German
- Plautdietsch terms derived from Middle Low German
- Plautdietsch terms inherited from Old Saxon
- Plautdietsch terms derived from Old Saxon
- Plautdietsch terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Plautdietsch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Plautdietsch lemmas
- Plautdietsch nouns
- Plautdietsch masculine nouns
- Plautdietsch 1-syllable words