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Brita may refer to: Brita Appelgren (1912–1999), Swedish film actress Brita Baldus (born 1965), German diver, who competed for East Germany until the
Brita
German water filter company
Brita SE is a German manufacturer of water filters headquartered in Taunusstein near Wiesbaden, Hesse. The company's manufacturing facilities are located
Brita_(company)
American drag queen (born 1985)
Brita Filter, the stage name of Jesse Carl Havea, is an American drag queen who has appeared on Shade: Queens of NYC and the twelfth season of RuPaul's
Brita_Filter
Swedish cunning woman
Brita Biörn, or Brita Biörns (1667–fl. 1745), was a Swedish cunning woman. She was active on Gotland and as one of the most reputed cunning women in contemporary
Brita_Biörn
Swedish artist (born 1969)
Brita Granström (born 1969) is a Swedish artist who graduated from Konstfack Stockholm in 1994 and now lives and works between Great Britain and her homeland
Brita_Granström
Swedish politician
Brita Nordlander (1921–2009) was a Swedish teacher and politician, serving as President of the Municipal council of Uppsala, representing the Swedish
Brita_Nordlander
17th-century Swedish politician and nobleman
Harbonäs, Ålhult, and Eksjö-Hofgård. Wrede married Brita Cruus af Gudhem on 19 May 1672. Brita Cruus was the daughter of Agneta Horn, and the great-granddaughter
Fabian_Wrede,_Count_of_Östanå
Swedish witch
practice. Brita is described in court protocol as "Brita, fru till Jöran Pipare" ('Brita, wife of Jöran the Flute player'). In September 1593, Brita was charged
Brita_Pipare
Football stadium in Wiesbaden, Germany
BRITA-Arena is a football stadium in Wiesbaden, Germany. It is the home ground of 3. Liga (relegated from the 2. Bundesliga, 2024) side SV Wehen Wiesbaden
Brita-Arena
List of ships with the same or similar names
have been named Brita. SS Brita (1907), built by Neptung AG, Hamburg as Maid of Corfu, carried name Brita in the period 1930–45 SS Brita (1908), Built by
SS_Brita
Swedish ethnologist and folklorist
Brita Sigrid Anna Lovisa Egardt (née Mellander; 1916–1990) was a Swedish ethnologist and folklorist who undertook research into folk beliefs and customs
Brita_Egardt
Bengali folk dance
Brita dance (Bengali: বৃতা নৃত্য) or Vrita dance is a traditional Bengali folk dance from West Bengal, India. It is performed by Bengali women in rural
Brita_dance
Norwegian politician (1931–2013)
Brita Constance Borge (née Nyqvist; 20 October 1931 – 2 November 2013) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. She was born Vasa, Finland
Brita_Borge
Norwegian sponge cake baked with meringue, vanilla cream and almonds
Sweden and Finland, the cake is known as Brita cake (Swedish: Britatårta, Finnish: Brita-kakku) after Brita Edland, who popularized the cake through a
Kvæfjord_cake
Brita Olsdotter (fl. 1719) was an old Swedish woman who, according to legend, saved the city of Linköping from being burnt by the Russians during the
Brita_Olsdotter
Name list
Britta (also spelled Brita) is a female given name that is a variant of the Swedish name Birgitta, which is a form of the Irish Gaelic name Brighid (Bridget
Britta_(given_name)
Musical artist
Brita Koivunen (married name: Brita Koivunen-Einiö; 31 August 1931 – 12 April 2014) was a Finnish schlager singer. Some of her most famous songs include
Brita_Koivunen
Norwegian linguist (1932–2023)
Anna-Brita Stenström [ˈanəˌbrit̬ə'st̬ɨnstɹɪm] (1932 – 22 December 2023) was a Swedish linguist whose areas of research included corpus linguistics, sociolinguistics
Anna-Brita_Stenström
Swedish educator
Brita Ryy (1725–1783) was a Swedish educator and member of the Moravian Church. Brita Ryy was the daughter of a vicar and married the wealthy Snus-factory
Brita_Ryy
Finnish long jumper
Brita Johansson (born 16 September 1941) is a Finnish athlete. She competed in the women's long jump at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde
Brita_Johansson
Brita Olovsdotter Tott (or Thott) (in Swedish) or Birgitte Olufsdatter Thott (in Danish), (fl. 3 March 1498) was a Danish and Swedish noble, landowner
Brita_Tott
Fictional Swedish historical figure
Brita Persdotter Karth is a fictional person in Swedish history. She was earlier believed to have been the mistress or perhaps even wife of the exiled
Brita_Persdotter_Karth
Swedish countess and courtier
Brita Margaretha Horn (1745 – 13 March 1791), was a Swedish countess and courtier. She is known for being the love interest of Charles XIII of Sweden
Brita_Horn
Swedish textile artist (1816–1915)
Brita-Kajsa Karlsdotter (1816–1915) was a Swedish textile artist who is remembered for creating the Anundsjö stitch (Anundsjösömmen). Consisting of white
Brita-Kajsa_Karlsdotter
Norwegian singer (1910–1975)
Brita Bratland (12 October 1910 – 24 August 1975) was a Norwegian folk singer. She was born in Vinje, and was granddaughter of folk singer Margit Tveiten
Brita_Bratland
Swedish alleged witch and victim of the Katarina witch trials (died 1676)
Brita Zippel, also called Britta Sippel (died 29 April 1676) was an alleged Swedish witch, known as "Näslösan", one of the victims of the Katarina witch
Brita_Zippel
Swedish linguist and sign language specialist
Brita Elisabeth Bergman (b. Jonsson, 30 March 1946) is a Swedish emeritus professor specializing in the linguistics of signed languages. She initiated
Brita_Bergman
Norwegian actress (1921–1980)
Brita Bigum (a.k.a. Britta Bigum and Brita Bigum Grønn, January 15, 1921 – October 12, 1980) was a Norwegian actress. Bigum made her stage debut as a child
Brita_Bigum
International House World Organisation. It was started by John and his wife Brita Haycraft in Córdoba in 1953. A fervent internationalist, John strove to
John_Haycraft
Norwegian woman accused of witchcraft
Brita Alvern (fl. 1729) was an alleged Norwegian witch. She was accused of sorcery in 1729, in one of the last witch trials in Scandinavia. As the documentation
Brita_Alvern
Mistress of Swedish royalty
Märta Allertz (c. 1628 – before 1677) often wrongly referred to as Brita Allerts, was the royal mistress of Charles X Gustav of Sweden. She was the mother
Märta_Allertz
Swedish singer and actress
Brita Kerstin Gunvor Borg (10 June 1926 – 4 May 2010) was a Swedish singer, actress, and variety show artist. Her variety show career spanned from 1943
Brita_Borg
Swedish scriptwriter and television presenter
Brita Amanda Katarina Zackari (born 13 June 1982) is a Swedish scriptwriter and television presenter. Zackari got her education at Berghs School of Communication
Brita_Zackari
Norwegian humanitarian leader
Brita Lucie Collett Paus (3 July 1917 – 28 June 1998) was a Norwegian humanitarian leader and the founder of Fransiskushjelpen, a Catholic charitable
Brita_Collett_Paus
2020 season of RuPaul's Drag Race
contestants. Jan Sport is referred to as Jan on the show. Brita Filter is referred to as Brita on the show. Legend: Jaida Essence Hall won RuPaul's Drag
RuPaul's_Drag_Race_season_12
German diver
Brita Pia Baldus (born 4 June 1965 in Leipzig, Saxony) is a German diver, who competed for East Germany until the unification in 1991. She was affiliated
Brita_Baldus
Finnish postmaster
Brita Klemetintytär (1621–1700) was a Finnish woman postmaster. As the daughter of the former postmaster of Torneå in Swedish Finland, she was appointed
Brita_Klemetintytär
Season of television series
season 2 of Veronica Mars. Brittany is represented by NEXT Model Management. Brita has signed with Ford Models and has her own billboard. Keenyah has been
America's Next Top Model season 4
America's_Next_Top_Model_season_4
Swedish actress
Brita Öberg (22 May 1900 – 26 December 1969) was a Swedish actress. She appeared in more than 40 films between 1931 and 1969. Kristin Commands (1946)
Brita_Öberg
American global manufacturer and marketer based in Oakland, California
Hidden Valley, Kingsford, Kitchen Bouquet, KC Masterpiece, Liquid-Plumr, Brita (in the Americas), Mistolin, Pine-Sol, Poett, Green Works Cleaning Products
Clorox
Swedish numismatist
Brita Ingrid Maria Malmer (1 June 1925 – 8 May 2013), was a Swedish numismatist who specialized in the Viking Age. She was Sweden's first professor of
Brita_Malmer
1946 film
Brita in the Merchant's House (Swedish: Brita i grosshandlarhuset) is a 1946 Swedish drama film directed by Åke Ohberg and starring George Fant, Eva Dahlbeck
Brita_in_the_Merchant's_House
American freestyle skier (born 1990)
Brita Jean Sigourney (born January 17, 1990) is an American freestyle skier and three-time Olympian. A pioneer in women's freeskiing, she is an Olympic
Brita_Sigourney
Swedish singer (1788–1864)
Brita Catharina Lidbeck, also Brita Catharina Munck af Rosenschöld (1788 – 2 March 1864) was a Swedish Dilettante concert singer. She was a member of
Brita_Catharina_Lidbeck
Swedish photographer (1801–1866)
Brita Sofia Hesselius (1801–1866) was a Swedish daguerreotype photographer. She was likely the first professional female photographer of her country.
Brita_Sofia_Hesselius
1947 American film
Shakespeare's Othello by theatrical producer Max Lasker, who wants Tony's ex-wife Brita to costar as Desdemona. Tony initially declines the offer, to the relief
A_Double_Life_(1947_film)
Brita Sophia De la Gardie (22 April 1713 – 1797) was a Swedish noble and actress who later converted to Catholicism and became a nun. She was a central
Brita_Sophia_De_la_Gardie
German football club
previous ground, the Taunusstein, that same summer and have played at the BRITA-Arena ever since. The club was founded under the name of SV Wehen 1926 –
SV_Wehen_Wiesbaden
CEO of Koenigsegg
the son of Jesko von Koenigsegg, CEO of JK Energiteknik, and fashionista Brita Aasa. The von Koenigsegg lineage is attested from A.D. 1171 and originates
Christian_von_Koenigsegg
Finnish theologian
Inga-Brita Castrén (1919–2003) was a Finnish theologian who spent ten years abroad working in Geneva for the World Student Christian Federation, the World
Inga-Brita_Castrén
2000 US attempted attachment therapy death
also without a license, along with Candace's "therapeutic foster parents", Brita St. Clair, Jack McDaniel, and Jeane Newmaker. Following the script for that
Death_of_Candace_Newmaker
Swedish artist and businesswoman (1887–1983)
Brita Drewsen (5 May 1887 – 18 September 1983) was a Swedish artist and businesswoman who spent her working life in Denmark, creating household textiles
Brita_Drewsen
Swedish stage actor (1799–1875)
February 1875 (aged 75) City of Stockholm Resting place Norra begravningsplatsen Occupation Actor Spouse(s) Charlotta Almlöf, Brita Catharina Cederberg
Nils_Almlöf
Swedish noblewoman
Brita Rosladin (1626–1675) was a politically influential Swedish noblewoman. She is known for her supplicant activity which she managed through her contacts
Brita_Rosladin
Swedish television series
an adapted script by Karin Gidfors and Jimmy Lindgren. It is produced by Brita H Lundqvist for SF Studios, with Tim King, Susann Billberg-Rydholm and Viveca
The_Åre_Murders
Finnish soldier of the Swedish cavalry
Brita Olofsdotter (died fl.1569 CE), was a Finnish soldier of the Swedish cavalry. She is the likely first confirmed female soldier in Sweden, as well
Brita_Olofsdotter
Swedish actress (1912–1999)
Brita Appelgren (21 December 1912 – 29 October 1999) was a Swedish film actress. She Is the Only One (1926) His English Wife (1927) The Blue Mouse (1928)
Brita_Appelgren
American politician
Brita J. Sailer (born 1953) is a Minnesota politician and a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives who represented District 2B, which
Brita_Sailer
1985 American film
Keneas, Kyra Sedgwick, David Spielberg, Cheryl Gianini, Eda Reiss Merin and Brita Youngblood. It was released on September 13, 1985, by The Cannon Group,
War_and_Love_(1985_film)
British association for a constructed language
the British Esperanto Association (BEA, established in 1904; Esperanto: Brita Esperanto-Asocio), was one of the most active national Esperanto organisations
Esperanto Association of Britain
Esperanto_Association_of_Britain
Water filter designer
Louise. Purer Than Pur, More Elegant Than Brita. Inc. Magazine. April 18, 2013. Schwartz, Ariel. Forget Brita: Building A Better Water Filter. Fast Company
Soma_(company)
Swedish curler
Brita Lindholm (born 12 December 1963) is a Swedish curler. She was the 1983 Swedish women's champion. "Falu CC – Curling – IdrottOnline Klubb" (in Swedish)
Brita_Lindholm
Swedish actress (1926–2004)
Foreign Intrigue (1956, Director: Sheldon Reynolds) (with Robert Mitchum) – Brita Never in Your Life (1957) – Lily Smultronstället / Wild Strawberries (1957
Ingrid_Thulin
Swedish-American neurosurgeon (1907–2000)
married Agnes Ronavec and they had four children: Karl, Peter, Michael and Brita. Lindström taught neurosurgery at the University of California, Los Angeles
Petter_Lindström
Swedish child-psychiatrist
Elsa-Brita Nordlund (29 April 1903 – 16 April 1987) was the first Swedish child psychiatrist. Her most notable work focused on the humanization of care
Elsa-Brita_Nordlund
Finnish actor, director and singer (1921–2016)
schlager songs, including "Vanha riimu", "Istanbul", "Nainen – mies" (with Brita Koivusen), and "Erämaajärven mökki". Lampenius, later in life, indulged
Börje_Lampenius
Swedish journalist
in a row of the SVT show På spåret. Since 2018, Amiri and Brita Zackari have the podcast Brita och Parisa together. Since 2020, she as well presents the
Parisa_Amiri
Main-belt asteroid
1071 Brita, provisional designation 1924 RE, is a dark asteroid from the background population of the intermediate asteroid belt, approximately 50 kilometers
1071_Brita
Runic alphabet letter
from 1826, by Wilhelm Grimm, which has the name written as brica or briꞇa (brita) depending on the assumed identity of the fourth character (c or insular
*Berkanan
Swedish architect
Brita Snellman (later Ribbing; 21 May 1901 – 9 June 1978) was a Swedish architect. In 1924, she became the first woman to graduate in architecture as
Brita_Snellman
2026 season of RuPaul's Drag Race
Athena Dion Aura Mayari BenDeLaCreme Blair St. Clair Bosco Briar Blush Brita Brooke Lynn Hytes Carmen Carrera Chad Michaels Charlie Hides Chi Chi DeVayne
RuPaul's_Drag_Race_season_18
composed by Harry Sandin, with lyrics by Åke Gerhard, and performed by Brita Borg. The Swedish participating broadcaster, Sveriges Radio (SR), selected
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1959
Sweden_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1959
1908 cargo ship from Norway
Brita was a cargo ship that was built in 1908 by Sunderland Shipbuilding Ltd, Sunderland as Odland for Norwegian owners. A sale in 1922 saw her renamed
SS_Brita_(1908)
Edible fruit
"Brita as Iduna" (1901) by Carl Larsson
Apple
Norwegian writer, teacher and women's rights activist (1858–1906)
Brita Josefsdotter Bjørgum (11 March 1858 – 16 January 1906) was a Norwegian writer, teacher and women's rights activist. She was one of the first feminist
Brita_Bjørgum
12th episode of the 6th season of RuPaul's Drag Race
Athena Dion Aura Mayari BenDeLaCreme Blair St. Clair Bosco Briar Blush Brita Brooke Lynn Hytes Carmen Carrera Chad Michaels Charlie Hides Chi Chi DeVayne
Sissy That Walk (RuPaul's Drag Race)
Sissy_That_Walk_(RuPaul's_Drag_Race)
1991 novel by Don DeLillo
photographed by a New York photographer named Brita who is documenting writers. In dialogue with Brita and others, Bill laments that novelists are quickly
Mao_II
15th episode of the 17th season of RuPaul's Drag Race
Athena Dion Aura Mayari BenDeLaCreme Blair St. Clair Bosco Briar Blush Brita Brooke Lynn Hytes Carmen Carrera Chad Michaels Charlie Hides Chi Chi DeVayne
Lip Sync Lalaparuza Smackdown (RuPaul's Drag Race season 17)
Lip_Sync_Lalaparuza_Smackdown_(RuPaul's_Drag_Race_season_17)
5th episode of the 12th season of RuPaul's Drag Race
M. Sakura's elimination, the remaining eleven contestants—Aiden Zhane, Brita, Crystal Methyd, Gigi Goode, Heidi N Closet, Jackie Cox, Jaida Essence Hall
Gay's_Anatomy
1919 Swedish film
Harriet Bosse as Brita Tore Svennberg as Stor Ingmar Ingmarsson Hildur Carlberg as Marta Hjalmar Peters as Brita's Father Svea Peters as Brita's Mother Axel
Sons_of_Ingmar
Swedish cottager and witchcraft defendant
cottager girl Brita Persdotter of Lillängen of being one of the women Brita had seen participating in a witches' sabbath at Blåkulla. Brita pointed to Elin
Captain_Elin
Drag performer
Athena Dion Aura Mayari BenDeLaCreme Blair St. Clair Bosco Briar Blush Brita Brooke Lynn Hytes Carmen Carrera Chad Michaels Charlie Hides Chi Chi DeVayne
Vivacious_(drag_queen)
Finnish diplomat (1928–1985)
as the Finnish ambassador to Tel Aviv, Israel. In 1952, Kekkonen married Brita Fagerholm, the daughter of K.A. Fagerholm, who served as the Prime Minister
Taneli_Kekkonen
Swedish author (born 1978)
Anna Brita Sofie Sarenbrant Born (1978-01-04) 4 January 1978 (age 48) Stockholm, Sweden Occupation Writer Spouse Tommy Sarenbrant Children 2
Sofie_Sarenbrant
6th episode of the 7th season of RuPaul's Drag Race
Athena Dion Aura Mayari BenDeLaCreme Blair St. Clair Bosco Briar Blush Brita Brooke Lynn Hytes Carmen Carrera Chad Michaels Charlie Hides Chi Chi DeVayne
Ru_Hollywood_Stories
2nd episode of the 6th season of RuPaul's Drag Race
Athena Dion Aura Mayari BenDeLaCreme Blair St. Clair Bosco Briar Blush Brita Brooke Lynn Hytes Carmen Carrera Chad Michaels Charlie Hides Chi Chi DeVayne
RuPaul's_Big_Opening:_Part_2
Football league season
Regensburg Attendance: 13,358 Referee: Tobias Reichel 28 May 2024 20:30 BRITA-Arena, Wiesbaden Referee: Martin Petersen Jahn Regensburg won 4–3 on aggregate
2023–24_2._Bundesliga
Swedish painter
Brita Elisabeth Gabriella Barnekow (8 February 1874, in Sörby – 2 October 1942, in Stockholm) was a Swedish painter, best remembered for her portrait
Elisabeth_Barnekow
Male parent
Painter Carl Larsson playing with his laughing daughter Brita
Father
7th episode of the 12th season of RuPaul's Drag Race
is a guest choreographer. Gigi Goode wins the episode's main challenge. Brita is eliminated from the competition after placing in the bottom and losing
Madonna: The Unauthorized Rusical
Madonna:_The_Unauthorized_Rusical
9th episode of the 6th season of RuPaul's Drag Race
Athena Dion Aura Mayari BenDeLaCreme Blair St. Clair Bosco Briar Blush Brita Brooke Lynn Hytes Carmen Carrera Chad Michaels Charlie Hides Chi Chi DeVayne
Queens_of_Talk
American drag performer
Athena Dion Aura Mayari BenDeLaCreme Blair St. Clair Bosco Briar Blush Brita Brooke Lynn Hytes Carmen Carrera Chad Michaels Charlie Hides Chi Chi DeVayne
Mystique_Summers_Madison
7th episode of the 14th season of RuPaul's Drag Race
Athena Dion Aura Mayari BenDeLaCreme Blair St. Clair Bosco Briar Blush Brita Brooke Lynn Hytes Carmen Carrera Chad Michaels Charlie Hides Chi Chi DeVayne
The_Daytona_Wind
Swedish poet
Brita Laurelia (1712–1784) was a Swedish publicist, book printer, poet and publisher. She was the owner and director of the Kungliga Amiralitetsboktryckeriet
Brita_Laurelia
Swedish painter (1853–1919)
Suzanne (b. 1884), Ulf (b. 1887), Pontus (b. 1888), Lisbeth (b. 1891), Brita (b. 1893), Mats (b. 1894), Kersti (b. 1896) and Esbjörn (b. 1900). His family
Carl_Larsson
American attorney and politician (born 1946)
AK Carmela Warfield AZ Gina Swoboda AR Joseph Wood CA Corrin Rankin CO Brita Horn CT Ben Proto DE Julianne Murray FL Evan Power GA Josh McKoon HI Tamara
Edward_F._Cox
Swedish writer and director
Brita Clara Alice Augusta Florence von Horn (1 April 1886 – 14 February 1983) was a Swedish novelist, dramatist, director and theatre leader. She worked
Brita_von_Horn
Swedish politician (born 1972)
Anna Brita Camilla Brunsberg (née Tillerkvist; born 15 April 1972) is a Swedish politician from the Moderate Party who has been a member of parliament
Camilla_Brunsberg
Swedish painter (1929–2023)
paintings, she is remembered for her biography of the Swedish sculptor Brita Hörlin [sv]. Born in Härnösand on 19 December 1929, Dagmar Elisabet Beling
Dagmar_Beling
6th episode of the 5th season of RuPaul's Drag Race
Athena Dion Aura Mayari BenDeLaCreme Blair St. Clair Bosco Briar Blush Brita Brooke Lynn Hytes Carmen Carrera Chad Michaels Charlie Hides Chi Chi DeVayne
Can_I_Get_an_Amen
BRITA
BRITA
Girl/Female
Latin
Britain. The use of Britannia as a first name began in the 18th century, probably inspired by the...
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish (of Norman origin)
English and Irish (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Lassy in Calvados, named from a Gaulish personal name Lascius (of uncertain meaning) + the locative suffix -acum. The surname is widespread in Britain and Ireland, but most common in Nottinghamshire. In Ireland the family is associated particularly with County Limerick.
Girl/Female
British, Christian, English, Latin
Form of Britannia
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : topographic name for someone who lived near a tumulus, mound or hill, Middle English lowe, from Old English hlÄw (see Law 2).Scottish and English : nickname for a short man, from Middle English lah, lowe (Old Norse lágr; the word was adopted first into the northern dialects of Middle English, where Scandinavian influence was strong, and then spread south, with regular alteration of the vowel quality).English and Scottish (of Norman origin) : nickname for a violent or dangerous person, from Anglo-Norman French lou, leu ‘wolf’ (Latin lupus). Wolves were relatively common in Britain at the time when most surnames were formed, as there still existed large tracts of uncleared forest.Scottish : from a pet form of Lawrence. Compare Lowry 1.Americanized spelling of Jewish Lowe.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King Henry V' and 'King John' Arthur, Duke of Britaine.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from the city of Lincoln, so named from an original British name Lindo- ‘lake’ + Latin colonia ‘settlement’, ‘colony’. The place was an important administrative center during the Roman occupation of Britain and in the Middle Ages it was a center for the manufacture of cloth, including the famous ‘Lincoln green’.Abraham Lincoln (1809–65), 16th president of the United States, was the son of an illiterate laborer, descended from a certain Samuel Lincoln, who had emigrated from England to MA in 1637.
Girl/Female
Australian, British, English, Jamaican
From Britain
Female
English
Latin name for the personification of the British Empire, BRITANNIA means "Britain."
Girl/Female
Norse Celtic Scandinavian
From Britain.
Female
Scandinavian
Variant spelling of Scandinavian Birgit, BRITA means "exalted one."
Surname or Lastname
Welsh
Welsh : from the Welsh personal name Meurig, a form of Maurice, Latin Mauritius (see Morris).English : from an Old French personal name introduced to Britain by the Normans, composed of the Germanic elements meri, mari ‘fame’ + rīc ‘power’.Scottish : habitational name from a place near Minigaff in the county of Dumfries and Galloway, so called from Gaelic meurach ‘branch or fork of a road or river’.Irish : when not Welsh or English in origin, probably an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Mearadhaigh (see Merry).
Surname or Lastname
English, French, Dutch, and German
English, French, Dutch, and German : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements land ‘land’, ‘territory’ + berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’. In England, the native Old English form Landbeorht was replaced by Lambert, the Continental form of the name that was taken to England by the Normans from France. The name gained wider currency in Britain in the Middle Ages with the immigration of weavers from Flanders, among whom St. Lambert or Lamprecht, bishop of Maastricht in around 700, was a popular cult figure. In Italy the name was popularized in the Middle Ages as a result of the fame of Lambert I and II, Dukes of Spoleto and Holy Roman Emperors.The name Lambert is found in Quebec City from 1657, taken there from Picardy, France. There are also Lamberts from Perche, France, by 1670.
Girl/Female
American, British, English
From Great Britain
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Chinese, English, Latin
Form of Britannia
Surname or Lastname
Scottish and English
Scottish and English : from a Middle English personal name, Jakke, from Old French Jacques, the usual French form of Latin Jacobus, which is the source of both Jacob and James. As a family name in Britain, this is almost exclusively Scottish.English and Welsh : from the same personal name as 1, taken as a pet form of John.German (also Jäck) : from a short form of the personal name Jacob.Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames.
Girl/Female
American, British, English
From Britain; From England
Surname or Lastname
English or Irish
English or Irish : probably a variant of Magnus.Perrygren (Peregrine) Magness was born in 1722 in Britain, and died in 1800 in Warren Co., KY.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin. Reaney gives it as a variant of Mangnall, which he derives from Old French mangonelle, a war engine for throwing stones. It may alternatively be identical in origin with the German name in 2 below, but there is no evidence of its introduction to Britain as a personal name by the Normans, which is normally the case for English surnames derived from Continental Germanic personal names.German and French : from a Germanic personal name Managwald, composed of the elements manag ‘much’ + wald ‘rule’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old French personal name Malhard, composed of the Germanic elements madal ‘council’ + hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’. This was introduced to Britain by the Normans.English : nickname for someone supposedly resembling a male wild duck, Middle English, Old French malard.
Girl/Female
Latin
A poetic name for Great Britain.
BRITA
BRITA
Surname or Lastname
English (Essex)
English (Essex) : probably a habitational name from either of two places called Binbrook. The one in Cambridge is named with Old English binnan ‘within’ + brÅc ‘brook’; the other, in Lincolnshire, is named with the Old English personal name Bynna + Old English brÅc.
Boy/Male
Bengali, Indian
Know Yourself
Girl/Female
Australian, Danish, Dutch, German, Greek, Latin, Slovenia, Swedish
Ambitious; Pearl
Girl/Female
Tamil
Small, Intelligent and cautious
Boy/Male
Celtic, French, Gujarati, Indian
Name of Flower
Boy/Male
Arabic
Gift
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
A Visionary and Listener
Girl/Female
Muslim
Good, Useful, Pious, Virtuous, Just
Girl/Female
Muslim
Gratitude, Gratefulness
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Happy; Joyful
BRITA
BRITA
BRITA
BRITA
BRITA
n.
A low shrub (Erica, / Calluna, vulgaris), with minute evergreen leaves, and handsome clusters of pink flowers. It is used in Great Britain for brooms, thatch, beds for the poor, and for heating ovens. It is also called heather, and ling.
n.
A native of India employed as a soldier in the service of a European power, esp. of Great Britain; an Oriental soldier disciplined in the European manner.
n.
A white-metal alloy of tin, antimony, bismuth, copper, etc. It somewhat resembles silver, and is used for table ware. Called also Britannia metal.
n.
Any body of men united by profession, or constituting a community of a particular character; as, the civil and ecclesiastical states, or the lords spiritual and temporal and the commons, in Great Britain. Cf. Estate, n., 6.
n.
A silver coin, and money of account, of Great Britain and its dependencies, equal to twelve pence, or the twentieth part of a pound, equivalent to about twenty-four cents of the United States currency.
n.
A device emblematic of union, used on a national flag or ensign, sometimes, as in the military standard of Great Britain, covering the whole field; sometimes, as in the flag of the United States, and the English naval and marine flag, occupying the upper inner corner, the rest of the flag being called the fly. Also, a flag having such a device; especially, the flag of Great Britain.
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An abundant element of the magnesium-cadmium group, extracted principally from the minerals zinc blende, smithsonite, calamine, and franklinite, as an easily fusible bluish white metal, which is malleable, especially when heated. It is not easily oxidized in moist air, and hence is used for sheeting, coating galvanized iron, etc. It is used in making brass, britannia, and other alloys, and is also largely consumed in electric batteries. Symbol Zn. Atomic weight 64.9.
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One of a small heterogeneous sect of the 17th century, in Great Britain, who professed to be seeking the true church, ministry, and sacraments.
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Placed under the power of another; specifically (International Law), owing allegiance to a particular sovereign or state; as, Jamaica is subject to Great Britain.
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One who, in the time of the Revolution, favored submitting tothe claims of Great Britain against the colonies; an adherent tothe crown.
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To fix one's residence; to establish a dwelling place or home; as, the Saxons who settled in Britain.
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Not swearing allegiance; -- applied to the party in Great Britain that would not swear allegiance to William and Mary, or their successors.
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A gold coin of Great Britain, on which an effigy of the head of the reigning king or queen is stamped, valued at one pound sterling, or about $4.86.
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A portion of Great Britain originally under the supervision of an earl; a territorial division, usually identical with a county, but sometimes limited to a smaller district; as, Wiltshire, Yorkshire, Richmondshire, Hallamshire.
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Of or pertaining to Great Britain; British; as, her Britannic Majesty.
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One of a secret society, organized in the north of Ireland in 1795, the professed objects of which are the defense of the regning sovereign of Great Britain, the support of the Protestant religion, the maintenance of the laws of the kingdom, etc.; -- so called in honor of William, Prince of Orange, who became William III. of England.
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The second law officer in the government of Great Britain; also, a similar officer under the United States government, who is associated with the attorney-general; also, the chief law officer of some of the States.
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The state or condition of being a lord; hence (with his or your), a title applied to a lord (except an archbishop or duke, who is called Grace) or a judge (in Great Britain), etc.