Brent

See also: brent

English

The river Brent at Hanwell in London

Etymology

From place names in Devon and Somerset, Celtic or Old English "hill".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɹɛnt/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnt

Proper noun

Brent

  1. A habitational surname​.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname, taken to regular use in the 20th century.
  3. A small river of London, which joins the Thames at Brentford.
  4. A borough of North London, created in 1965 from the merger of the boroughs of Wembley and Willesden.

Derived terms

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