brittany

Brit-ta-ny · proper noun

imported

Definitions

proper noun

  1. 1.

    A region in northwest France, known for its Celtic heritage.

  2. 2.

    A female given name derived from the region.

Related words

See also: France, britain, britney

Etymology

From Latin "Britannia," referring to the region settled by Britons who fled Britain after the Anglo-Saxon invasions in the 5th-6th centuries. As a given name, it became popular in the United States in the 1980s.