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Surname Etymology and Meaning of BREE

Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

1. Irish (Counties Sligo and Mayo): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Breaghaigh ‘descendant of Breagha’, a byname meaning ‘hill dweller’, from brí ‘hill’, ‘height’, genitive breagh.
2. Dutch: nickname for a well-built man, from Middle Dutch breet ‘broad’.
3. Jewish: unexplained.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)