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Archivesi can never find wat this name means....
My dad is from Belieze, I dont know if that'll help, but his name is Brisbourne, my brother is Brisborne. I've never seen that name anywhere but I am always looking for wat it means. I've looked on this side and some others, my mom has looked aswell, and nobody knows. My brother doesn't really care, but I do! Help!
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'Bris'
1) From the Old English byrst "bristles"
2) From the Old English "bridge'
'bourne'
1) beorn is Old English for "bear", and can become bourne, like in the name Osbourne
2) burne/born is Old English for 'stream, fountain'
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=burn
So maybe other can clarify, but the meaning may be:
i) bristley bear
2) bear bridge
2) bristle stream/ bristly fountain - rather unlikely I hope
4) bridged stream - seams practical
It may have originally been a surname. Many surnames come from where the ancestor lived, so bridged stream or bear bridge seems more pratical.
According to the CIA factbook, Belize's offical language is English, but the Hispanic Origin of the name may be from:
'brisa' - breeze
'borne'- terminal, end
So, perhaps a place name, somewhere where there was no wind, or geological features, like a cliff blocked wind.
Hope another can clarify this for you!
~SD
1) From the Old English byrst "bristles"
2) From the Old English "bridge'
'bourne'
1) beorn is Old English for "bear", and can become bourne, like in the name Osbourne
2) burne/born is Old English for 'stream, fountain'
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=burn
So maybe other can clarify, but the meaning may be:
i) bristley bear
2) bear bridge
2) bristle stream/ bristly fountain - rather unlikely I hope
4) bridged stream - seams practical
It may have originally been a surname. Many surnames come from where the ancestor lived, so bridged stream or bear bridge seems more pratical.
According to the CIA factbook, Belize's offical language is English, but the Hispanic Origin of the name may be from:
'brisa' - breeze
'borne'- terminal, end
So, perhaps a place name, somewhere where there was no wind, or geological features, like a cliff blocked wind.
Hope another can clarify this for you!
~SD
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