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Surname Etymology and Meaning of BRAGG

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Brag, among the Scandinavians, was the god of eloquence, and the word was anciently used in the sense of eloquent; also, accomplished, brave, daring.

Source: An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names With an Essay on their Derivation and Import (1857).