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Dictionary of
Family Names
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Origin of the Surname BREESE, BREEZE.
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From A Dictionary
of English and Welsh Surnames, by C. W. E. Bardsley, A. Bardsley,
1901, and,
An
Etymological Dictionary
of Family and Christian Names,
by William Arthur, M. A., 1857.
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BREESE, BREEZE.
Bardsley has: A baptismal name meaning "the son of Rees," Welsh
Ab-Rees; cf. Bethell,
Bloyd, Benyon, Bowen,
&c. Breeze is an imitative form, and is a familiar surname on
the South Welsh border. Of course, Breese and Breeze are but variants of
Preese or Price.
Arthur has: BREESE
(Welsh) A contraction of Ap Reese, the son of Reese,
or Rice (which
see); so Bevan from Ap Evan, Brice from Ap Rice, etc. Brys,
Welsh, agility, quickness; Bresse, a small territory in Burgundy, France.
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Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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Names Index |
| A,
B, C,
D, E,
F, G,
H, I,
J, K,
L, M,
N, O,
P, Q,
R, S,
T, U,
V, W,
X, Y,
Z
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