The bree Surname
bree Name Meaning and History
- Irish (Counties Sligo and Mayo): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Breaghaigh ‘descendant of Breagha’, a byname meaning ‘hill dweller’, from brí ‘hill’, ‘height’, genitive breagh.
- Dutch: nickname for a well-built man, from Middle Dutch breet ‘broad’.
- Jewish: unexplained.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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