Brea
See also: brea
English
editEtymology
editFrom Galician Brea. Compare Blea.
Proper noun
editBrea (countable and uncountable, plural Breas)
- (countable) A surname from Galician.
- A city in Orange County, California, United States.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Brea is the 19062nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1428 individuals. Brea is most common among Hispanic/Latino (82.35%) individuals.
See also
editAnagrams
editGalician
editEtymology
editFrom an old spelling of verea (“road”), ultimately from Proto-Celtic *uɸorēdos (“horse”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editBrea m
- a large number of hamlets and villages throughout Galicia
- a toponymical surname
Related terms
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- English terms derived from Galician
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English surnames
- English surnames from Galician
- en:Cities in California, USA
- en:Cities in the United States
- en:Places in California, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- Galician terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Galician terms with IPA pronunciation
- Galician lemmas
- Galician proper nouns
- Galician masculine nouns
- Galician surnames