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Suspension bridge in New York City
Williamsburg Bridge is a suspension bridge across the East River in New York City, connecting the Lower East Side of Manhattan with the Williamsburg neighborhood
Williamsburg_Bridge
New York City Subway crash
Subway J train crashed into the back of a stopped M train on the Williamsburg Bridge, which connects Brooklyn and Manhattan in New York City. The motorman
1995 Williamsburg Bridge subway collision
1995_Williamsburg_Bridge_subway_collision
Neighborhood in New York City
East Williamsburg to the east; and the East River to the west. The southern portion of Williamsburg is commonly referred to as South Williamsburg, a term
Williamsburg,_Brooklyn
Former terminal in Manhattan, New York
The Williamsburg Bridge Trolley Terminal, also called the Essex Street Trolley Terminal or Delancey Street Trolley Terminal, was a trolley terminal located
Williamsburg Bridge Trolley Terminal
Williamsburg_Bridge_Trolley_Terminal
Bus terminal in Brooklyn, New York
The Williamsburg Bridge Plaza, sometimes called Washington Plaza or the Williamsburg Bridge Transit Center, is a major bus terminal and former trolley
Williamsburg Bridge Plaza Bus Terminal
Williamsburg_Bridge_Plaza_Bus_Terminal
New York City Subway track connections
Avenue Line via the north side of the Manhattan Bridge and to the BMT Jamaica Line over the Williamsburg Bridge. The project, opened in 1967 and 1968, also
Chrystie_Street_Connection
The Brooklyn Bridge, Williamsburg Bridge, George Washington Bridge, and Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge were the world's longest suspension bridges when opened
List of bridges and tunnels in New York City
List_of_bridges_and_tunnels_in_New_York_City
Mountain Bridge - Celebrating 95 years of service!". Hbhv.org - Historic Bridges of the Hudson Valley. Retrieved May 21, 2023. "Williamsburg Bridge". American
List of bridges in the United States
List_of_bridges_in_the_United_States
New York City Subway station in Manhattan
Delancey Streets on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, just west of the Williamsburg Bridge. It is served by the F and J trains at all times, the M train at
Delancey Street/Essex Street station
Delancey_Street/Essex_Street_station
Bridge in New York City
Bridge is the southernmost of five vehicular bridges connecting Manhattan Island and Long Island, with the Manhattan Bridge, the Williamsburg Bridge,
Brooklyn_Bridge
Highway in New York City metropolitan area
plans to extend I-78 east across Manhattan and into Brooklyn via the Williamsburg Bridge; this would have been a second interchange between I-278 and its
Interstate_278
Topics referred to by the same term
Williamsburgh (disambiguation) Williamsburg Township (disambiguation) Williamsburg County, South Carolina Williamsburg Bridge, in New York City This disambiguation
Williamsburg
Bus route in Brooklyn, New York
Manhattan side of the Williamsburg Bridge to the Williamsburg Bridge Plaza in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Service across the bridge was replaced with a transfer
B44_(New_York_City_bus)
Mayoralty in New York City since 2026
in office, Mamdani joined construction workers at the end of the Williamsburg Bridge to apply asphalt over a sharp, narrow ramp that had long caused collisions
Mayoralty_of_Zohran_Mamdani
2012 film by Marc Webb
missing arm has regenerated. While trying to intercept Ratha on the Williamsburg Bridge, Connors turns into a humanoid reptilian monster and begins a violent
The_Amazing_Spider-Man_(film)
Street in Manhattan, New York
at the Bowery to its eastern end at FDR Drive, connecting to the Williamsburg Bridge and Brooklyn at Clinton Street. It is an eight-lane, median-divided
Delancey_Street
Borough and county in New York, US
traversed by the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, the Brooklyn Bridge, the Manhattan Bridge, the Williamsburg Bridge, and numerous routes of the New York City Subway
Brooklyn
Historic district of Williamsburg, Virginia, US
Colonial Williamsburg is a living-history museum and private foundation presenting a part of the historic district in Williamsburg, Virginia. Its 301-acre
Colonial_Williamsburg
Suspension bridge in New York City
the nearby Brooklyn Bridge is just slightly farther west, while the Queensboro and Williamsburg bridges are to the north. The bridge was proposed in 1898
Manhattan_Bridge
New York City Subway line
former BMT lines in Brooklyn via the Manhattan Bridge and with the BMT Jamaica Line over the Williamsburg Bridge. Two new stations at 57th Street and Grand
IND_Sixth_Avenue_Line
Bus routes in Manhattan, New York
West 23rd Street Ferry. When the Williamsburg Bridge opened in 1904, 14th Street cars were rerouted to use the bridge (running east on Delancey Street
M14_(New_York_City_bus)
Rapid transit service
Myrtle-Chambers Line, which ran along the Broadway elevated and the Williamsburg Bridge to Chambers Street on the Nassau Street Loop in Lower Manhattan.
M (New York City Subway service)
M_(New_York_City_Subway_service)
American politician (born 1953)
safety and deliberately sabotaging fixes to known hazards on the Williamsburg Bridge. Vesselinovitch claimed that Weinshall prevented him from installing
Iris_Weinshall
Photograph by Thomas Hoepker
restaurant on the East River near the Williamsburg Bridge, on whose garden terrace the View from Williamsburg and two other shots of the same subject
View from Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on Manhattan, 9/11
View_from_Williamsburg,_Brooklyn,_on_Manhattan,_9/11
Bus routes in New York City
Machine B38 Limited-stop news article "Buses Take Over Williamsburg Run: Trolleys End Bridge Service-Old Underground Station No Longer in Use" (PDF)
List of bus routes in Brooklyn
List_of_bus_routes_in_Brooklyn
Bus route in Brooklyn, New York
Eastern Brooklyn, with continued service west along Broadway to the Williamsburg Bridge Plaza Bus Terminal. The corridor was originally served by a streetcar
B46_(New_York_City_bus)
American naval architect and political activist
chair of the New York City commission that began construction of the Williamsburg Bridge. Nixon was born on the eve of the American Civil War, in Leesburg
Lewis_Nixon_(naval_architect)
Many of the lines ended at the Brooklyn Bridge in downtown Brooklyn or Williamsburg Bridge in Williamsburg, with some going over to the Park Row or Essex
List of streetcar lines in Brooklyn
List_of_streetcar_lines_in_Brooklyn
Rapid transit services
end, the first extension was made on September 16, 1908, when the Williamsburg Bridge subway tracks opened. Broadway and Canarsie trains were extended
J/Z (New York City Subway service)
J/Z_(New_York_City_Subway_service)
1948 American crime procedural film by Jules Dassin
it bites him at the Williamsburg Bridge, within earshot of the police's rallying point. The police chase Garzah along the bridge's footpaths and seal off
The_Naked_City
American FDIC Bank
basement of the First National Bank Building at the base of the Williamsburg Bridge, where it opened on June 1, 1864. Having outgrown the First National
Dime_Community_Bank
Yiddish phrase expressing dismay or exasperation
Sign on the Williamsburg Bridge leaving Brooklyn
Oy_vey
Highway in New York
was to head east via the Williamsburg Bridge to John F. Kennedy International Airport and then north over the Throgs Neck Bridge to I-95 in the Bronx. One
Interstate_78_in_New_York
Navigable tidal strait in New York City
The bridge offered cable car service across the span. The Brooklyn Bridge was followed by the Williamsburg Bridge (1903), the Queensboro Bridge (1909)
East_River
Bus route in Brooklyn, New York
operated by MTA New York City Bus. The B60 bus route starts at Williamsburg Bridge Plaza near the Marcy Avenue station. After the subway station, buses
B60_(New_York_City_bus)
American screenwriter
months. In 2010, the pair married. While on a bike ride across the Williamsburg Bridge in New York City, the couple devised the idea for High Maintenance
Katja_Blichfeld
Rapid transit service
service change was made due to construction taking place on the Williamsburg Bridge, which prohibited the J, M and Z from entering Manhattan; as a result
A (New York City Subway service)
A_(New_York_City_Subway_service)
longest suspension bridges are listed according to the length of their main span (i.e., the length of suspended roadway between the bridge's towers). The length
List of longest suspension bridge spans
List_of_longest_suspension_bridge_spans
American screenwriter and actor
up with the idea for the show while on a bicycle ride across the Williamsburg Bridge, and started the show in 2012. Blichfield and Sinclair divorced amicably
Ben_Sinclair_(actor)
Fatal immolation in Brooklyn, New York
1905 Malbone Street, 1918 Times Square, 1928 Union Square, 1991 Williamsburg Bridge, 1995 96th Street, 2024 Strikes 1966 1980 2005 Service disruptions
Killing_of_Debrina_Kawam
Connection (Manhattan) (BMT/IND) via the Manhattan Bridge (B and D trains) and via the Williamsburg Bridge (M train) This connection is not for revenue service
List of New York City Subway lines
List_of_New_York_City_Subway_lines
Topics referred to by the same term
transport ship during WWII Borinquen Place, a street that connects the Williamsburg Bridge to Grand Street in Brooklyn, New York Boricua, the Taíno name for
Borinquen_(disambiguation)
New York City Subway line
BMT Jamaica Line in Brooklyn after the Jamaica Line crosses the Williamsburg Bridge into Manhattan. The Nassau Street Line continues south to a junction
BMT_Nassau_Street_Line
New York City Subway line
the New York City Subway in Brooklyn and Queens. It runs from the Williamsburg Bridge southeast over Broadway to East New York, Brooklyn, and then east
BMT_Jamaica_Line
Bridge in New York State
and Camden, New Jersey. Like the Williamsburg Bridge in New York City, the approach spans of the Bear Mountain Bridge are unsuspended; only its main span
Bear_Mountain_Bridge
Rapid transit service
service change was made due to construction taking place on the Williamsburg Bridge, which prohibited J, M, and Z trains from operating in Manhattan;
C (New York City Subway service)
C_(New_York_City_Subway_service)
New York City Subway shuttle services
only from May to September 1999 during the rehabilitation of the Williamsburg Bridge. The shuttle ran from 6:00 am to 10:00 pm daily from Essex Street
S (New York City Subway service)
S_(New_York_City_Subway_service)
Defunct transit operator in New York City
enters the IND via the Chrystie Street Connection after crossing the Williamsburg Bridge. The Q, along with some rush-hour N trains enter the IND from the
Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation
Brooklyn–Manhattan_Transit_Corporation
Most populous city in the United States
of the Williamsburg Bridge was the world's longest suspension span, surpassing the nearby Brooklyn Bridge by only 4.5 feet." "Queensboro Bridge", American
New_York_City
1962 studio album by Sonny Rollins
with no private space to practice, he took his saxophone up to the Williamsburg Bridge to practice alone: "I would be up there 15 or 16 hours at a time
The Bridge (Sonny Rollins album)
The_Bridge_(Sonny_Rollins_album)
Street in Manhattan, New York
in the west to Lewis Street in the east, near the entrance to the Williamsburg Bridge. The street is interrupted in a number of places by parks, buildings
Broome_Street
New York City Subway expansion
Avenue Sea Beach West End Bridges and tunnels 60th Street Tunnel Montague Street Tunnel Williamsburg Bridge Former Brooklyn Bridge Culver East New York Loop
7_Subway_Extension
Roadway in Brooklyn, New York
York City Subway runs on elevated tracks over Broadway from the Williamsburg Bridge to East New York on its way to Queens. Broadway forms the boundary
Broadway_(Brooklyn)
Neighborhood in New York City
transformation. Williamsburg had already developed a substantial Orthodox Jewish population in the decades after the Williamsburg Bridge opened, as religious
South_Williamsburg,_Brooklyn
New York City Subway station in Manhattan
east to the Williamsburg Bridge. By 1904, the route had been widened to four tracks from the Brooklyn Bridge to the Williamsburg Bridge. The Centre Street
Canal Street station (New York City Subway)
Canal_Street_station_(New_York_City_Subway)
Historic bank building in Brooklyn, New York
northwest corner of Broadway and Driggs Avenue, just south of the Williamsburg Bridge. The Williamsburgh Savings Bank Building was designed in the Classical
Williamsburgh Savings Bank Building (175 Broadway)
Williamsburgh_Savings_Bank_Building_(175_Broadway)
Former New York City rapid transit line
the Broadway elevated from Gates Avenue northwest to Driggs Avenue in Williamsburg, opened on June 25, 1888. This was extended to Broadway Ferry on July
BMT_Lexington_Avenue_Line
Interstate Highway in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York
was to cross Manhattan as the Lower Manhattan Expressway onto the Williamsburg Bridge and then beyond I-278 on Bushwick Expressway through Brooklyn into
Interstate_78
Cantilever bridge in New York City
connecting Manhattan Island and Long Island, along with the Williamsburg, Manhattan, and Brooklyn bridges to the south. It lies along the courses of the New York
Queensboro_Bridge
American guerrilla gardener and child molester
2015, from a heart attack, aged 84, while bicycling across the Williamsburg Bridge. Mr. Purple, a rooftop bar on the Lower East Side's Hotel Indigo
Adam_Purple
Bus route in Queens and Brooklyn, New York
Authority between Williamsburg and Rego Park, Queens. The Q59's western terminus is at the Williamsburg Bridge Plaza Bus Terminal in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Q59_(New_York_City_bus)
Film character portrayed by Andrew Garfield
to Gwen, and they kiss before he is alerted to a situation at the Williamsburg Bridge. Peter saves numerous cars and their occupants from being tossed
Peter Parker (The Amazing Spider-Man film series)
Peter_Parker_(The_Amazing_Spider-Man_film_series)
Season of television series
Locations for the production included Greenpoint, Brooklyn, the Williamsburg Bridge, Columbus Circle and Central Park West, Cortlandt Alley, Circle Line
The_Punisher_season_1
Bridge in Rochester, New York
years before beginning work on the Williamsburg Bridge. The Platt Street Bridge was built in 1891 by the Rochester Bridge and Iron Works. It was designed
Pont_de_Rennes_bridge
1990s interdisciplinary ecological art movement in Brooklyn, New York City
were a community of artists, musicians and writers which worked in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, starting in the late 1980s until
Brooklyn_Immersionists
Park proposal in Manhattan, New York
roadway of Delancey Street on the Lower East Side, in the former Williamsburg Bridge Trolley Terminal adjacent to the Essex Street station (J, M, and
Lowline_(park)
of the highest bridges in the United States by height over land or water. Height in this list refers to the distance from the bridge deck to the lowest
List of bridges in the United States by height
List_of_bridges_in_the_United_States_by_height
American punk band
situations, appearing alongside synchronized swimmers, atop the Williamsburg Bridge, with giant puppets, marionettes and shadow puppets, in the back
Japanther
American jazz saxophonist and composer (1930–2026)
Quest to Rename the Williamsburg Bridge for Sonny Rollins". The New Yorker. Retrieved July 21, 2017. "Sonny Rollins died at 95, bridge practice reshaped
Sonny_Rollins
New York City Subway line
District Line. This refers to Williamsburg, which was described as Brooklyn's "Eastern District" when the City of Williamsburg was annexed by the former City
BMT_Canarsie_Line
Rapid transit service
Street; at Essex Street, trains would change direction and utilize the Williamsburg Bridge connection of the Chrystie Street Connection and return to its normal
D (New York City Subway service)
D_(New_York_City_Subway_service)
York University campus Whitney Museum of American Art (Manhattan) Williamsburg Bridge (connects Manhattan and Brooklyn) Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx) Woolworth
List of buildings, sites, and monuments in New York City
List_of_buildings,_sites,_and_monuments_in_New_York_City
Bus routes in New York City
Jamaica Avenue ↔ Williamsburg, Brooklyn Williamsburg Bridge Plaza All trips: Metropolitan Avenue, Jamaica trips: Jamaica Avenue, Williamsburg trips: Grand
List_of_bus_routes_in_Queens
Music program in New York City's transit system
1905 Malbone Street, 1918 Times Square, 1928 Union Square, 1991 Williamsburg Bridge, 1995 96th Street, 2024 Strikes 1966 1980 2005 Service disruptions
Music_Under_New_York
Housing cooperatives in Manhattan, New York
centered on Grand Street in an area south of the entrance ramp to the Williamsburg Bridge and west of the FDR Drive. Combined, the four cooperatives have 4
Cooperative_Village
of the Williamsburg Bridge. Pigeon droppings corroded the bridge's steel, there were over 200 broken suspender cables, and concrete in the bridge began
History of the New York City Subway
History_of_the_New_York_City_Subway
Residential skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
future Essex Crossing development, with Delancey Street and the Williamsburg Bridge to the south, public housing and the East River to the east, low-rise
Blue_Condominium
Former transit holding company in New York City
segment, consisting only of an underground terminal at the foot of the Williamsburg Bridge at Delancey and Essex Streets in Manhattan on June 16, 1908. This
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Brooklyn_Rapid_Transit_Company
American eyewear company
journalists have speculated that the shop, which sat close to the Williamsburg bridge, was F. Scott Fitzgerald’s inspiration for the Doctor T. J. Eckleburg
Moscot
Street in Manhattan, New York
Street near the southern tip of Manhattan to Jackson Street near the Williamsburg Bridge. An elevated portion of FDR Drive, known as the South Street Viaduct
South_Street_(Manhattan)
Subway ventilator in Brooklyn, New York
1905 Malbone Street, 1918 Times Square, 1928 Union Square, 1991 Williamsburg Bridge, 1995 96th Street, 2024 Strikes 1966 1980 2005 Service disruptions
58_Joralemon_Street
Gap in railway tracks
not warp out of shape or result in a sun kink. Expansion joint on Williamsburg Bridge, New York City Subway A breather switch on a TGV line An expansion
Breather_switch
Architecture and engineering firm
Bronx-Whitestone Bridge Throgs Neck Bridge Triborough Bridge Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge Wards Island Bridge George Washington Bridge Williamsburg Bridge Elsewhere
Ammann_&_Whitney
New York City Subway derailment
the crash; the issue resurfaced after a rear-end collision on the Williamsburg Bridge in 1995. Ultimately, the accident led to the phasing-in of communications-based
1991_Union_Square_derailment
American architect (1934–2010)
New York, New York 2010 1615 L Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 1987 Williamsburg Bridge Replacement, New York, New York 1988 Reading Renaissance Tower, Reading
Der_Scutt
Highway in New York City
runs north along the East River to the 125th Street / Robert F. Kennedy Bridge interchange, where it becomes Harlem River Drive. All of FDR Drive is designated
FDR_Drive
Public housing development in Manhattan, New York
The Baruch Houses from the Williamsburg Bridge
Baruch_Houses
New York City Subway station in Manhattan
subway to the existing Brooklyn Bridge, the under-construction Manhattan Bridge, or the newly-completed Williamsburg Bridge. As such, no plans had been drawn
Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall/Chambers Street station
Brooklyn_Bridge–City_Hall/Chambers_Street_station
Public park in Manhattan, New York
New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Bisected by the Williamsburg Bridge, it stretched along the East River from Montgomery Street up to 12th
East_River_Park
Terminology of the New York City Subway
Manhattan's Financial District after entering Manhattan over the Williamsburg Bridge, and the Canarsie Line goes neither north nor south. Directions of
New York City Subway nomenclature
New_York_City_Subway_nomenclature
Former New York City street railway company
United States (as well as into Manhattan via the Brooklyn Bridge and Williamsburg Bridge). It was created in 1929 to operate these routes, which had
Brooklyn and Queens Transit Corporation
Brooklyn_and_Queens_Transit_Corporation
American civil engineer (1837–1926)
in the building of the Brooklyn Bridge were discovered in a city carpentery shop underneath the Williamsburg Bridge, including hundreds made by Roebling
Washington_Roebling
Index of articles associated with the same name
Examples of single-suspended-span bridges include the Williamsburg Bridge in New York City, and the Ambassador Bridge between Detroit, Michigan and Windsor
Types_of_suspension_bridges
New York City Subway station in Brooklyn
July 14, 1888. Upon the opening of the Williamsburg Bridge tracks in 1908, trains were rerouted across the bridge west of Marcy Avenue. The Dual Contracts
Marcy_Avenue_station
Southern part of Manhattan, New York City
Manhattan were built at this time, including the Williamsburg Bridge in 1903 and the Manhattan Bridge in 1909. The Holland Tunnel to New Jersey opened
Lower_Manhattan
American architect (1861–1934)
designed the Brooklyn Bridge Terminal Station, the Williamsburg Bridge, and the Queensboro Bridge in New York City and the High Level Bridge in Fairmont, West
George_Carnegie_Palmer
1932 painting by Edward Hopper
five years before the painting, including The City (1927), From Williamsburg Bridge (1928), and Early Sunday Morning (1930), the latter loosely depicting
Room_in_Brooklyn
Transit service in New York City
the Brooklyn Bridge with the planned bridges that became known as the Williamsburg Bridge and Manhattan Bridge. Consolidation of New York City with the
BMT_Brooklyn_Loops
History of a New York City Subway line
services on the Nassau Street Line, and passengers entering via the Williamsburg Bridge would not have direct service to destinations in other parts of Brooklyn
Construction of the Second Avenue Subway
Construction_of_the_Second_Avenue_Subway
Tunnel in New York City
the Manhattan Bridge. This highway would have run between I-78 (which would have split to another branch that used the Williamsburg Bridge) and I-278. After
Brooklyn–Battery_Tunnel
WILLIAMSBURG BRIDGE
WILLIAMSBURG BRIDGE
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English
Dwells at the Bridge; Bridge Builder; Lives Near a Bridge
Boy/Male
English American
Lives near a bridge.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Bridge.Americanized form of German Brücker (see Brucker).
Boy/Male
English
From the Meadow Near the Bridge
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a locksmith, from Middle English, Old English loc ‘lock’, ‘fastening’.English : topographic name for someone who lived near an enclosure, a place that could be locked, Middle English loke, Old English loca (a derivative of loc as in 1). Middle English loke also came to be used to denote a barrier, in particular a barrier on a river which could be opened and closed at will, and, by extension, a bridge. The surname may thus also have been a metonymic occupational name for a lock-keeper.English, Dutch, and German : nickname for a person with fine hair, or curly hair, from Middle English loc, Middle High German lock(e) ‘lock (of hair)’, ‘curl’.Americanized spelling of German Loch.
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : habitational name from Hebden in North Yorkshire or Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire, both named from Old English hēope ‘rose-hip’ + denu ‘valley’.
Boy/Male
Australian
Lives Near a Bridge
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English brigge ‘bridge’, Old English brycg, applied as a topographic name for someone who lived near a bridge, a metonymic occupational name for a bridge keeper, or a habitational name from any of the places named with this element, as for example Bridge in Kent or Bridge Sollers in Herefordshire. Building and maintaining bridges was one of the three main feudal obligations, along with bearing arms and maintaining fortifications. The cost of building a bridge was often defrayed by charging a toll, the surname thus being acquired by the toll gatherer.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Bridge. The -s generally represents the genitive case, but may occasionally be a plural. In some cases this name denoted someone from the Flemish city of Bruges (Brugge), meaning ‘bridges’, which had extensive trading links with England in the Middle Ages.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Bridgwater in Somerset; the water which the bridge at Bridgwater crosses is the Parrett river, but the place name actually derives from Brigewaltier, i.e. ‘Walter’s bridge’, after Walter de Dowai, the 12th-century owner.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Norman personal name Hameley, a double diminutive of Hamo (see Hammond).English : habitational name from Hamly Bridge in Chiddingly, Sussex, named from an Old English personal name Eamba + Old English lēah ‘wood’, ‘(woodland) clearing’.
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Bridget, BRIDGETTE means "exalted one."
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Meadow Near the Bridge
Female
English
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic BrÃghid, BRIDGET means "exalted one."
Surname or Lastname
English and Dutch
English and Dutch : from the personal name (Greek Nikolaos, from nikÄn ‘to conquer’ + laos ‘people’). Forms with -ch- are due to hypercorrection (compare Anthony). The name in various vernacular forms was popular among Christians throughout Europe in the Middle Ages, largely as a result of the fame of a 4th-century Lycian bishop, about whom a large number of legends grew up, and who was venerated in the Orthodox Church as well as the Catholic. In English-speaking countries, this surname is also found as an Americanized form of various Greek surnames such as Papanikolaou ‘(son of) Nicholas the priest’ and patronymics such as Nikolopoulos.The colonial official and revolutionary patriot Robert Carter Nicholas was from a prominent VA family on both sides. His father was a British navy surgeon who emigrated in about 1700 from Lancashire, England, to Williamsburg, VA.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Lancashire)
English (chiefly Lancashire) : habitational name from Heap Bridge in Lancashire, or a topographic name for someone who lived by a hill or heap, from Old English hēap ‘heap’, ‘mound’, ‘hill’.
Surname or Lastname
Respelling of German Brücker or Brügger, habitational names for someone from any of numerous places in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland named Bruck or Brugg, or a topographic name for someone who lived by a bridge (see Brucker).Altered spellin
Respelling of German Brücker or Brügger, habitational names for someone from any of numerous places in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland named Bruck or Brugg, or a topographic name for someone who lived by a bridge (see Brucker).Altered spelling of German Brücher, a topographic name for someone who lived by a swamp, from Middle High German bruoch ‘swamp’ + the suffix -er, denoting an inhabitant.English (Somerset) : unexplained; perhaps a variant of Brooker.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name, probably from Bridgeford in Northumberland, Bridgford in Staffordshire, or East or West Bridgford in Nottinghamshire, which are named with Old English brycg ‘bridge’ + ford ‘ford’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably an altered spelling of Bridges.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by or kept a bridge (see Bridge).Americanized form of German Bruckmann (see Bruckman).James Bridgeman or Bridgman (1620–76) came to Hartford, CT, from Winchester, Hampshire, England, in 1640.
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