Brent
See also: brent
English edit
Etymology edit
English surname from placenames in Devon and Somerset, from Old English brant (“steep”), referring to hills. Compare Brents.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Brent (countable and uncountable, plural Brents)
- A habitational surname from Old English.
- A male given name transferred from the surname, of 20th century and later usage.
- A placename
- A small river in Greater London, England, United Kingdom, which joins the Thames at Brentford.
- A London borough in Greater London, England, United Kingdom, created in 1965 from the merger of the boroughs of Wembley and Willesden.