Briga

See also: briga

Italian

Etymology 1

Of Ligurian origin, from brigo, a word of Celtic origin meaning a high and fortified site, from Proto-Celtic *brigā.[1]

Proper noun

Briga f

  1. any of several Italian or French alpine communes

References

  1. ^ Luc Thévenon, Sophie Kovaleski La Brigue Arts et monuments, Nice, Serre Éditeur, 1990

Etymology 2

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Proper noun

Briga m or f by sense

  1. a surname

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