Brea

See also: brea

English

Etymology

From Galician Brea. Compare Blea.

Proper noun

Brea (countable and uncountable, plural Breas)

1. (countable) A surname from Galician.
2. A city in Orange County, California, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Brea is the 19062^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1428 individuals. Brea is most common among Hispanic/Latino (82.35%) individuals.

See also

• Carn Brea
• La Brea

 

Anagrams

• Aber, Bare, Baré, Bear, Reba, bare, bear, brae, rabe

Galician

Etymology

From an old spelling of verea (“road”), ultimately from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos (“horse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾe.a̝/

Proper noun

Brea m

1. a large number of hamlets and villages throughout Galicia
2. a toponymical surname

Related terms

• verea
• Verea

References

• “Brea” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
• “Brea” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.