Briggs

English

Etymology

From the genitive or plural form of Middle English brigge (“bridge”).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /bɹɪɡz/
  • Rhymes: -ɪɡz
  • Homophone: brigs

Proper noun

Briggs

  1. A topographic surname from Middle English.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. An unincporated community in Washington Township, Whitley County, Indiana.
    2. An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Nebraska.
    3. An extinct town in Washington County, Ohio.
    4. A census-designated place in Cherokee County, Oklahoma.
    5. An unincorporated community in Burnet County, Texas.
    6. An unincorporated community in Clarke County, Virginia.

Derived terms

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