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Brighton

/BRY-tun/Shona · a boy’s name

“An English place-name, derived from “Beorthelm’s settlement.””

How to say it
BRY-tun
Given to
Boys
Used in
Zimbabwe
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

Brighton

Nicknames & short forms

Bright

From the same family

01Bright“Bright; shining.”Shonamale→︎02Brightmore“An English-style compound name suggesting “more brightness.””Shonamale→︎