Brecht
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Dutch
Etymology
From a common name element meaning "bright," from Proto-West Germanic *berht.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Brecht m
- a male given name
Related terms
German
Etymology
From a common Germanic surname element meaning "bright," from Proto-West Germanic *berht.
Proper noun
Brecht m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Brechts or (with an article) Brecht, feminine genitive Brecht, plural Brechts)
- a surname
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brecht”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 220.