Brixton
/ˈbrɪk.stən/noun
A district in South London, England.
Did you know?Brixton is generally traced to Old English place-name elements meaning 'Beorhtsige’s stone' or 'stone of a man named Beorhtsige,' showing how English places often preserve personal names long after the people are forgotten.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
Brihtsiges stān
“'Beorhtsige’s stone' or a stone associated with a man named Beorhtsige”
Domesday Book, 1086
Latin/Old English
Brixistane
“Recorded place-name form of the settlement”
Middle English
ME
Brixston
“Developing local place-name form”
Modern English
English
Brixton
“The London district name”
Explore more surprising origins